Marietta, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Marietta is a city in Lac qui Parle County
, Minnesota
, United States
on Minnesota State Highway 40
near the South Dakota
border. The population was 162 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 174 people, 86 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density
was 445.2 people per square mile (172.3/km²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 278.9 per square mile (107.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.
There were 86 households out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples
living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 44.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.6% 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 2.83.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $16,923, and the median income for a family was $26,875. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $12,688. About 14.6% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.4% of those sixty five or over.
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,067 people, 3,316 households, and 2,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 3,774 housing units at an average density of 5 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...
on Minnesota State Highway 40
Minnesota State Highway 40
Minnesota State Highway 40 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 20 at the South Dakota state line near Marietta and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S...
near the South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
border. The population was 162 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 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 174 people, 86 households, and 47 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 445.2 people per square mile (172.3/km²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 278.9 per square mile (107.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.
There were 86 households out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% 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, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 44.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.6% 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 2.83.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $16,923, and the median income for a family was $26,875. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $15,625 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 $12,688. About 14.6% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.4% of those sixty five or over.