Albert Lea
| Albert Lea | |
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 Freeborn County Courthouse in Albert Lea |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1855 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Freeborn County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 39 ′ N , 93 ° 22 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 18,356 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 657.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 32.5 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) of which 27.9 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 378.9 m |
| Postal code : | 56007 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-00694 |
| GNIS ID : | 0639247 |
| Website : | www.city.albertlea.org |
| Mayor : | Randy Erdman |
Albert Lea is a city in the south of the US state Minnesota with around 18,400 inhabitants. It is the administrative seat of Freeborn County and is located at the intersection of Interstate 90 and Interstate 35 .
geography
Albert Lea is around 150 kilometers south of the Twin Cities on Fountain Lake and Albert Lea Lake . According to the United States Census Bureau , the area of the city is 32.5 square kilometers, of which 4.6 square kilometers are water.
history
The city is named after Albert Miller Lea , an American Forces surveyor who explored southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in 1835 , including the area where Albert Lea is now located.
Albert Lea came in 1959 in the United States across the country into the headlines after the local group of the United Packinghouse Workers of America against Wilson & Co. in the strike occurred. Wilson & Co. was one of the four largest meat processors at the time. When the company tried to keep operations going with strikebreakers, violent clashes broke out that divided the city. During the 109-day labor dispute, the governor of the state of Orville Freeman closed the facility. He stationed the Minnesota National Guard and declared martial law. Despite criticism in the press, a federal district court in Minneapolis upheld the governor's decision, but returned responsibility for operations to Wilson & Co. a few days later.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Albert Lea lived in 18,356 people. The population density was 657.4 people per km ². There were 8133 housing units at an average of 291.3 per km ². Albert Lea's population was 92.80% White , 0.37% Black or African American , 0.29% Native American , 0.80% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 4.54% said others Belonging to races and 3.18% named two or more races. 9.48% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Albert Lea distributed to 7785 households out of which 26.9% were living in children under 18 years. 49.5% of households were married, 9.1% had a female head of the household without a husband and 38.0% were not families. 33.0% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 16.8% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88 people.
The urban population was divided into 23.0% minors, 7.9% 18–24 year olds, 24.6% 25–44 year olds, 23.2% 45–64 year olds and 21.3% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 women there were 90.2 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 87.6 men.
The median household income in Albert Lea was 32,841 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 42,407 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 31,383 compared with $ 21,114 for women. The per capita income in Albert Lea was $ 17,979. 10.2% of the population and 6.9% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 10.6% of minors and 10.9% of those aged 65 and over.
Population development
| 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,966 | 3,305 | 4,500 | 6,192 | 8,056 | 10.169 | 12,200 | 13,545 | 17,108 | 19,418 | 19,200 | 18,310 | 18,356 |
traffic
In the northeast of Albert Lea, Interstate 90 and Interstate 35, which runs in north-south direction, intersect in a west-east direction . The southbound US Highway 65 and US Highway 69 are also important . The bus company Greyhound Lines has a bus station in Albert Lea.
With the Albert Lea Municipal Airport in the north of the city, Albert Lea has a regional airport with two runways. There are also several railway lines running through the city.
sons and daughters of the town
- Steve Carl , rockabilly musician
- Richard Carlson (1912–1977), actor
- Eddie Cochran (1938–1960), rock 'n' roll singer and guitarist
- Mary Kelly (* 1941), feminist artist and author
- Arthur T. von Mehren (1922–2006), legal scholar and professor
- Dale Olsen (* 1941), flautist, musicologist and teacher
- Wayne Peterson (* 1927), composer and university professor
- Marion Ross (born 1928), actress
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Early Settlement of Albert Lea ( English ) In: Sequicentennial History . City of Albert Lea. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ^ Cheri Register: Packinghouse Daughter . HarperCollins, 2001, ISBN 0060936843 .
- ^ Richard T. Frost: Cases in State and Local Government . Prentice-Hall, 1961, LCCR: 61008224 .
Web links
- City of Albert Lea - The Recreation Capital of Southern Minnesota. In: cityofalbertlea.org. Retrieved July 1, 2019 .