Stockton, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Stockton is a city in Winona County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 697 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.
There are two creeks that converge on the south side of town, coming from the west is Garvin Brook Creek and coming from the southeast is the Stockton Creek. Both of these creeks are protected by the DNR as Trout Streams. Stockton is built between bluff of limestone, with hiking trails and rock climbing areas.
of 2000, there were 682 people, 236 households, and 184 families residing in the city. The population density
was 419.0 people per square mile (161.5/km²). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 151.1 per square mile (58.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.12% White, 0.44% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.
There were 236 households out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples
living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $47,159. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,778 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,038. About 1.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
Winona County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 49,985 people, 18,744 households, and 11,696 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 19,551 housing units at an average density of 31 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
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. The population was 697 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.
There are two creeks that converge on the south side of town, coming from the west is Garvin Brook Creek and coming from the southeast is the Stockton Creek. Both of these creeks are protected by the DNR as Trout Streams. Stockton is built between bluff of limestone, with hiking trails and rock climbing areas.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 682 people, 236 households, and 184 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 419.0 people per square mile (161.5/km²). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 151.1 per square mile (58.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.12% White, 0.44% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.
There were 236 households out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $47,159. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,778 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 $17,038. About 1.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.