Solway, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Solway is a city in Beltrami County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 96 at the 2010 census. Solway serves as a bedroom community for nearby Bemidji.
, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 69 people, 27 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density
was 67.1 people per square mile (25.9/km²). There were 32 housing units at an average density of 31.1 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.55% White and 1.45% Native American.
There were 27 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples
living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $11,875 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $19,912. There were 15.8% of families and 29.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 55.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Beltrami County, Minnesota
Beltrami County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 44,442. Its county seat is Bemidji. Portions of the Leech Lake and Red Lake Indian reservations are in the county. The northernmost portion of the Mississippi River flows...
, 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 96 at the 2010 census. Solway serves as a bedroom community for nearby Bemidji.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 69 people, 27 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 67.1 people per square mile (25.9/km²). There were 32 housing units at an average density of 31.1 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.55% White and 1.45% Native American.
There were 27 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $11,875 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 $19,912. There were 15.8% of families and 29.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 55.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.