Geneva, Minnesota
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Geneva is a city in Freeborn County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 555 at the 2010 census. It was named after Geneva, New York
.
, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 449 people, households, and families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,097.3 people per square mile (422.8/km²). There were 186 housing units at an average density of 454.5 per square mile (175.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.55% White, 0.22% Native American and 0.22% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 184 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples
living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $50,893. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $25,375 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,129. About 2.3% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Freeborn County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 32,584 people, 13,356 households, and 9,015 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile . There were 13,996 housing units at an average density of 20 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 555 at the 2010 census. It was named after Geneva, New York
Geneva, New York
Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. Some claim it is named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Others believe the name came from confusion over the letters in the word "Seneca" written in cursive...
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Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 449 people, households, and families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,097.3 people per square mile (422.8/km²). There were 186 housing units at an average density of 454.5 per square mile (175.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.55% White, 0.22% Native American and 0.22% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 184 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% 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, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $50,893. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $25,375 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 $17,129. About 2.3% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.