Eagle Bend, Minnesota
Eagle Bend is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 595 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 595 people, 268 households, and 165 families residing in the city. The population density was 180.9/km² (470.1/mi²). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 86.3/km² (224.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.99% White, 0.67% Native American and 0.34% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 268 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,308, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $28,000 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,517. About 9.1% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.
A common joke among the Eagle Bend citizens is that "when you live in Eagle Bend, you get to sleep between Bertha and Clarissa" the city Bertha and the city Clarissa. hahahha.