Minneota, Minnesota
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Minneota is a city in Lyon County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land. The South Branch of the Yellow Medicine River
flows through the city.
of 2000, there were 1,449 people, 590 households, and 389 families residing in the city. The population density
was 999.5 people per square mile (385.8/km²). There were 614 housing units at an average density of 423.5 per square mile (163.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.72% White, 0.14% African American, 0.14% Asian, 1.31% from other races
, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.52% of the population.
There were 590 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples
living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,375, and the median income for a family was $46,023. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,518 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,390. About 6.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Lyon County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,425 people, 9,715 households, and 6,334 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 10,298 housing units at an average density of 14 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 1,392 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land. The South Branch of the Yellow Medicine River
Yellow Medicine River
The Yellow Medicine River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 107 miles long, in southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 665 square miles in an agricultural region...
flows through the city.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,449 people, 590 households, and 389 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 999.5 people per square mile (385.8/km²). There were 614 housing units at an average density of 423.5 per square mile (163.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.72% White, 0.14% African American, 0.14% Asian, 1.31% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.52% of the population.
There were 590 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% 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, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,375, and the median income for a family was $46,023. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,518 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 $17,390. About 6.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Notable natives and residents
- Val BjornsonVal BjornsonKristjan Valdimar "Val" Bjornson was a Minnesota writer, newspaper editor, and politician who served as state treasurer for more than two decades....
, Minnesota politician - Bill HolmBill Holm (poet)Bill Holm was an American poet, essayist, memoirist, and musician.Holm was born on a farm north of Minneota, Minnesota in 1943 and attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota where he graduated in 1965. Later, he attended the University of Kansas...
, poet
External links
- City website
- Minneota Mascot, local newspaper