Cyrus, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Cyrus is a city in Pope County
in the U.S. State
of Minnesota
, United States
, along the Chippewa River
. The population was 288 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 28
serves as a main route in the community.
of 2000, there were 303 people, 150 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,050.6 people per square mile (403.4/km²). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 568.6 per square mile (218.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.69% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.99% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races.
There were 150 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples
living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the city the population was spread out with 18.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $40,500. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $19,836. About 4.8% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.3% of those sixty five or over.
Pope County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,236 people, 4,513 households, and 3,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile . There were 5,827 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...
in the U.S. State
U.S. state
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of 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the Chippewa River
Chippewa River (Minnesota)
The Chippewa River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, about 120 mi long, in western and southwestern Minnesota in the United States...
. The population was 288 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 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 28
Minnesota State Highway 28
Minnesota State Highway 28 is a highway in west-central and central Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 10 at the South Dakota state line near Browns Valley and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with the former route of U.S...
serves as a main route in the community.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 303 people, 150 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,050.6 people per square mile (403.4/km²). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 568.6 per square mile (218.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.69% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.99% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races.
There were 150 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% 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, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the city the population was spread out with 18.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $40,500. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $21,250 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 $19,836. About 4.8% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.3% of those sixty five or over.