Comstock, Minnesota
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Comstock is a city in Clay County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 93 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 123 people, 47 households, and 39 families residing in the city. The population density
was 570.5 people per square mile (215.9/km²). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 227.3 per square mile (86.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.12% White, 1.63% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.81% from other races
, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.
There were 47 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 136.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $19,781. There were no families and 2.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.4% of those over 64.
Clay County, Minnesota
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 58,999. Its name is in honor of American statesman Henry Clay, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. Its county seat is Moorhead...
, Minnesota
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
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. The population was 93 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 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 123 people, 47 households, and 39 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 570.5 people per square mile (215.9/km²). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 227.3 per square mile (86.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.12% White, 1.63% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.81% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.
There were 47 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% 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, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 136.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $19,375 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 $19,781. There were no families and 2.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.4% of those over 64.