Wahkon, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Wahkon is a city in Mille Lacs County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 206 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota Highway 27
serves as a main route in the community.
of 2000, there were 314 people, 150 households, and 79 families residing in the city. The population density
was 320.7 people per square mile (123.7/km²). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 261.5 per square mile (100.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.99% White, 5.41% Native American, 0.64% from other races
, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 150 households out of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples
living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.3% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,321, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $13,958 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,088. About 16.2% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,330 people, 8,638 households, and 6,003 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 10,467 housing units at an average density of 18 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 206 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 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota Highway 27
Minnesota State Highway 27
Minnesota State Highway 27 is a highway in west-central and east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 28 in Browns Valley and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 35 in Moose Lake....
serves as a main route in the community.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 314 people, 150 households, and 79 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 320.7 people per square mile (123.7/km²). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 261.5 per square mile (100.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.99% White, 5.41% Native American, 0.64% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 150 households out of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% 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, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.3% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,321, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $13,958 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 $16,088. About 16.2% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.