Norcross, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Norcross is a city in Grant County
, Minnesota
, United States
, along the Mustinka River
. The population was 70 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 9
serves as a main route in the community.
of 2000, there were 59 people, 33 households, and 19 families residing in the city. The population density
was 37.7 people per square mile (14.5/km²). There were 40 housing units at an average density of 25.5 per square mile (9.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.
There were 33 households out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 13.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 13.6% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $11,875, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $52,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $14,507. There were 23.5% of families and 24.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of under eighteens and 15.0% of those over 64.
Grant County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 6 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...
, along the Mustinka River
Mustinka River
The Mustinka River is a tributary of Lake Traverse, 68 mi long, in western Minnesota in the United States. Via Lake Traverse, the Bois de Sioux River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay...
. The population was 70 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 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 9
Minnesota State Highway 9
Minnesota State Highway 9 is a highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 23 in New London and continues west and then north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 in Fairfax Township near Crookston.This highway has...
serves as a main route in the community.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 59 people, 33 households, and 19 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 37.7 people per square mile (14.5/km²). There were 40 housing units at an average density of 25.5 per square mile (9.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.
There were 33 households out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% 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, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 13.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 13.6% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $11,875, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $52,500 versus $18,750 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 $14,507. There were 23.5% of families and 24.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of under eighteens and 15.0% of those over 64.