Clinton, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Clinton is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota
, United States
. The city was named for New York
Governor DeWitt Clinton
. The population was 449 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), of which, 1 square miles (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (7.69%) is water. Clinton is the home to the Big Stone County Fair and Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Elem. School.
of 2000, there were 453 people, 195 households, and 118 families residing in the city. The population density
was 471.0 people per square mile (182.2/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 239.1 per square mile (92.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.79% White, 1.10% Native American, 0.88% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races.
There were 195 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples
living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,591, and the median income for a family was $37,273. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,469. About 5.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The city was named for New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Governor DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal...
. The population was 449 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), of which, 1 square miles (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (7.69%) is water. Clinton is the home to the Big Stone County Fair and Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Elem. School.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 453 people, 195 households, and 118 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 471.0 people per square mile (182.2/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 239.1 per square mile (92.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.79% White, 1.10% Native American, 0.88% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races.
There were 195 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,591, and the median income for a family was $37,273. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $17,469. About 5.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.