Tamarack, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Tamarack is a city in Aitkin County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 94 at the 2010 census
.
Minnesota State Highway 210
serves as a main route in the community.
, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 59 people, 30 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density
was 16.4 people per square mile (6.3/km²). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 13.3 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.22% White, 1.69% African American, and 5.08% from two or more races. 29.8% were of Norwegian
, 21.1% Finnish, 19.3% Irish
, 8.8% Polish
, 8.8% Swedish, 7.0% German
and 5.3% Scottish
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 30 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples
living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $7,083 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $35,197. There were 8.7% of families and 10.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 13.6% of those over 64.
Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population is 16,202. Its county seat is Aitkin. A portion of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county.-History:...
, 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 94 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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.
Minnesota State Highway 210
Minnesota State Highway 210
Minnesota State Highway 210 is a highway in west-central, central, and northeast Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 210 at the North Dakota state line , and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 23 in Duluth near the Saint Louis River.The route...
serves as a main route in the community.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 59 people, 30 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 16.4 people per square mile (6.3/km²). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 13.3 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.22% White, 1.69% African American, and 5.08% from two or more races. 29.8% were of Norwegian
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
, 21.1% Finnish, 19.3% Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
, 8.8% Polish
Poles
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, 8.8% Swedish, 7.0% German
Germans
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and 5.3% Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 30 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $7,083 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 $35,197. There were 8.7% of families and 10.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 13.6% of those over 64.