Shafer, Minnesota
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Shafer is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Route 8
serves as a main arterial route for the community.
, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land. The Shafer watertower is the highest vertical point in the county.
of 2000, there were 343 people, 124 households, and 93 families residing in the city. The population density
was 540.7 people per square mile (210.2/km²). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 203.4 per square mile (79.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.13% White, 0.29% African American, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 124 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples
living together, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,667, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $32,656 versus $27,250 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,561. About 5.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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 1,045 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Route 8
U.S. Route 8
U.S. Highway 8 is a United States Highway that runs primarily east–west for , mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It runs from Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, Minnesota to US 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near the border with Wisconsin. Except for the short freeway...
serves as a main arterial route for the community.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land. The Shafer watertower is the highest vertical point in the county.
Festivals
The city holds the Shafer Days celebration in early October.Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 343 people, 124 households, and 93 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 540.7 people per square mile (210.2/km²). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 203.4 per square mile (79.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.13% White, 0.29% African American, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 124 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% 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, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,667, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $32,656 versus $27,250 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 $17,561. About 5.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.