East Kittson, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
East Kittson is an unorganized territory
in Kittson County
, Minnesota
, United States
, named after fur trade
r and railroad entrepreneur
Norman Kittson
. The population was 13 at the 2000 census.
, the unorganized territory has a total area of 72.7 square miles (188.2 km²), of which, 72.3 square miles (187.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.48%) is water.
of 2000, there were 13 people, 5 households, and 3 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 16 housing units at an average density of 0.2/sq mi (0.1/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 100.00% White.
There were 5 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples
living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.67.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 38.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 44.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 60.0 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income
for the unorganized territory was $7,690. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.
Unorganized territory
An unorganized territory is a region of land without a "normally" constituted system of government. This does not mean that the territory has no government at all or that it is unclaimed territory...
in Kittson County
Kittson County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,285 people, 2,167 households, and 1,447 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile . There were 2,719 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
, 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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, named after fur trade
Fur trade
The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of world market for in the early modern period furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued...
r and railroad entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
Norman Kittson
Norman Kittson
Norman Wolfred Kittson was variously a fur trader, steamboat-line operator, and railway entrepreneur.-Fur trader:...
. The population was 13 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 72.7 square miles (188.2 km²), of which, 72.3 square miles (187.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.48%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 13 people, 5 households, and 3 families residing in the unorganized territory. 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 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 16 housing units at an average density of 0.2/sq mi (0.1/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 100.00% White.
There were 5 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% 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, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.67.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 38.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 44.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 60.0 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $17,500 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 unorganized territory was $7,690. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.