St. Augusta, Minnesota
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Saint Augusta is a city in Stearns County
, Minnesota
, directly south of the city of St. Cloud. The population was 3,317 at the 2010 census. Originally Saint Augusta Township, it incorporated as a city on May 2, 2000 in order to avoid annexation by the city of Saint Cloud.
For a short time Saint Augusta was officially named Ventura in honor of then Governor Jesse Ventura
, but voters decided on its current name months after incorporation, and the name was officially changed to Saint Augusta on November 7, 2000.
St. Augusta is part of the Saint Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
, the township had a total area of 37.9 square miles (98.3 km²), of which, 37.6 square miles (97.5 km²) of it was land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.76%) was water. The city occupies the entirety of the original township.
Minnesota State Highway 15
and County 7 are two of the main routes in Saint Augusta. Interstate 94
and County 75 skirt the northeastern border of St. Augusta. The city of Saint Cloud is to the immediate north and northeast of Saint Augusta.
of 2000, there were 3,065 people, 987 households, and 838 families residing in the township. The population density
was 81.4 people per square mile (31.4/km²). There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of 26.6 per square mile (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.79% White, 0.07% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% from other races
, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 987 households out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were married couples
living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,292, and the median income for a family was $60,000. Males had a median income of $36,148 versus $24,554 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $21,712. About 2.1% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
Stearns County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 133,166 people, 47,604 households, and 32,132 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 people per square mile . There were 50,291 housing units at an average density of 37 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...
, directly south of the city of St. Cloud. The population was 3,317 at the 2010 census. Originally Saint Augusta Township, it incorporated as a city on May 2, 2000 in order to avoid annexation by the city of Saint Cloud.
For a short time Saint Augusta was officially named Ventura in honor of then Governor Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura
James George Janos , better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, Navy UDT veteran, former SEAL reservist, actor, and former radio and television talk show host...
, but voters decided on its current name months after incorporation, and the name was officially changed to Saint Augusta on November 7, 2000.
St. Augusta is part of the Saint Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township had a total area of 37.9 square miles (98.3 km²), of which, 37.6 square miles (97.5 km²) of it was land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.76%) was water. The city occupies the entirety of the original township.
Minnesota State Highway 15
Minnesota State Highway 15
Minnesota State Highway 15 is a highway in south-central and central Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 15 at the Iowa state line and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 outside of Sartell and Sauk Rapids, north of St...
and County 7 are two of the main routes in Saint Augusta. Interstate 94
Interstate 94
Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
and County 75 skirt the northeastern border of St. Augusta. The city of Saint Cloud is to the immediate north and northeast of Saint Augusta.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,065 people, 987 households, and 838 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 81.4 people per square mile (31.4/km²). There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of 26.6 per square mile (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.79% White, 0.07% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 987 households out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% 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, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,292, and the median income for a family was $60,000. Males had a median income of $36,148 versus $24,554 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 township was $21,712. About 2.1% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.