Arlington, Minnesota
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1858 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Sibley County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 36 ′ N , 94 ° 5 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,233 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 548.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.07 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 306 m |
| Postal code : | 55307 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-02152 |
| GNIS ID : | 639437 |
| Website : | www.arlingtonmn.com |
| Mayor : | James Kreft |
Arlington is a small town (with the status " City ") in Sibley County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Arlington had 2,233 residents.
geography
Arlington is located in south central Minnesota on High Island Creek , a small tributary of the Minnesota River . The geographical coordinates of Arlington are 44 ° 36'30 "north latitude and 94 ° 04'50" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 4.07 km².
Neighboring towns to Arlington are Green Isle (10.5 km northeast), Henderson (13.2 km southeast), Gaylord (13.2 km southwest) and New Auburn (18.3 km northwest).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (94.1 km northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (106 km in the same direction), Rochester (175 km southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (414 km south), Omaha , Nebraska (499 km southwest), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (297 km southwest) and Fargo in North Dakota (390 km northwest).
traffic
The Minnesota State Route 5 leads in northeast-southwest direction as the main road through the city of Arlington. All other roads are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the Minnesota Prairie Line runs parallel to the MN 5 through Arlington, a regional ( Class III ) railway company.
The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (92.2 km east-northeast).
history
The present city was laid out in 1856. Old documents show that on May 11, 1858 a meeting of the citizens determined the name Arlington for the place and the township.
Many German immigrants came to the region in the 1860s and 1870s. As a result, the city had a majority of German-born residents.
In 1948 Arlington was incorporated as Home Rule Charter City and separated from the township.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 417 | - | |
| 1900 | 712 | 70.7% | |
| 1910 | 733 | 2.9% | |
| 1920 | 776 | 5.9% | |
| 1930 | 915 | 17.9% | |
| 1940 | 1122 | 22.6% | |
| 1950 | 1313 | 17% | |
| 1960 | 1601 | 21.9% | |
| 1970 | 1823 | 13.9% | |
| 1980 | 1779 | -2.4% | |
| 1990 | 1886 | 6% | |
| 2000 | 2048 | 8.6% | |
| 2010 | 2233 | 9% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Arlington had 2,233 people in 911 households. The population density was 548.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.38 people in each of the 911 households.
The racial the population was composed of 94.1 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 3.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 9.4 percent of the population.
26.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.6 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 47,163 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,480. 21.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 20, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ History of Arlington, Minnesota ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 20, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved June 20, 2013
