Eyota is a city in Olmsted County

Olmsted County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 124,277 people, 47,807 households, and 32,317 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 49,422 housing units at an average density of 76 per square mile...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

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, United States

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. The population was 1,977 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

The south branch of the Whitewater River

Whitewater River (Minnesota)

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 passes through the northern edge of the city.

U.S. Route 14

U.S. Route 14

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 and Minnesota State Highway 42

Minnesota State Highway 42

Minnesota State Highway 42 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 90 near Eyota and continues north and northeast to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S...

 are two of the main routes in the community. Interstate 90

Interstate 90

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 is immediately south of the city.

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 1,644 people, 597 households, and 456 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 1,058.4 people per square mile (409.5/km²). There were 614 housing units at an average density of 395.3 per square mile (152.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.36% White, 0.18% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.06% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 597 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $53,036. Males had a median income of $36,548 versus $28,259 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $18,471. About 2.8% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The city government consists of a mayor and four council members. The current mayor is Wes Bussell (current term Jan. 2011 to Dec 2012); mayoral terms are two years. The council members for 2011-2012 are Joe Loftus (current term Jan. 2009 to Dec 2012), Tony Nelson (current term Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2012), Tyrel Clark (current term Jan. 2011 to Dec 2014), and Ray Schuchard (current term Jan. 2011 to Dec 2014).

School District

Eyota is part of the Dover-Eyota School District.

General Facts

The name "Eyota" was an American Indian word that meant "Superior". One theory is that early settlers hoped to express that the land in the area was high quality and would attract additional settlers. Another theory is that the word actually refers to its elevation being higher than the surrounding area.

There are seven parks in town, a skate park, a disc golf course, a cafe, a pizza place, a furniture repair shop, piano sales and service shop, three hairdressers, a post office, a commercial 24/7 workout gym, a mechanic shop, a veterinarian, a florist, an American Legion post, a grain elevator, a convenience store, a grocery store

Two of the streets, named Rena Belle and Carol Ann, were named after the town's two oldest residents at the time that the streets were built.