Loretto, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Loretto is a city in Hennepin County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 650 at the 2010 census.
The City was incorporated in 1940. The first mayor was Albert Van Beusekom.
In 2010, Loretto elected Kent Koch as its mayor. Koch is the starting second baseman on the St. Cloud State University
baseball team, and is believed to be the only college student in the country who is also a mayor.
, the city has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land. County Roads 11 and 19 are two of the main routes.
of 2000, there were 570 people, 225 households, and 146 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,948.7 people per square mile (758.9/km²). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 779.5 per square mile (303.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.95% White, 0.53% Native American, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population. 56.7% were of German
, 7.6% Irish
and 6.2% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 225 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples
living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,375, and the median income for a family was $71,944. Males had a median income of $50,208 versus $32,321 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $27,443. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...
, 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 650 at the 2010 census.
History
Loretto was founded in 1886 and settled by German and Dutch immigrants. Loretto was named for a Roman Catholic mission for refugees of the Huron Indians near Quebec, Canada, called Lorette. The original source of the name is Loreto, a small town in Italy, which has a noted shrine of pilgrimage.The City was incorporated in 1940. The first mayor was Albert Van Beusekom.
In 2010, Loretto elected Kent Koch as its mayor. Koch is the starting second baseman on the St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud State University is a four-year public university founded in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is the largest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system which is the largest single provider of higher...
baseball team, and is believed to be the only college student in the country who is also a mayor.
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. County Roads 11 and 19 are two of the main routes.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 570 people, 225 households, and 146 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,948.7 people per square mile (758.9/km²). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 779.5 per square mile (303.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.95% White, 0.53% Native American, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population. 56.7% were of German
Germans
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, 7.6% Irish
Irish people
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and 6.2% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 225 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,375, and the median income for a family was $71,944. Males had a median income of $50,208 versus $32,321 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 $27,443. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.