Bertha (Minnesota)
| Bertha | |
|---|---|
 Location in Minnesota
|
|
| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1891 (founded) 1897 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Todd County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 16 ′ N , 95 ° 4 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 497 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 188.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.64 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 424 m |
| Postal code : | 56437 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-05482 |
| GNIS ID : | 639980 |
| Website : | www.cityofbertha.com |
| Mayor : | Dean Klebs |
Bertha is a small town (with the status " City ") in Todd County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Bertha had 497 inhabitants.
geography
Bertha is located in the center of Minnesota at 46 ° 16'00 "north latitude and 95 ° 03'46" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 2.64 km².
Bertha's neighboring towns are Hewitt (7.1 km north-northwest) and Eagle Bend (12.1 km south-southeast).
The closest major cities are Fargo in North Dakota (168 km northwest), Duluth on Lake Superior (262 km east northeast), Minneapolis (234 km southeast), Minnesota's capital city of Saint Paul (252 km in the same direction), and Sioux Falls in South Dakota (396 km southwest).
The Canadian border is 327 km north.
traffic
The US Highway 10 leading into a north-south direction as the main road through Bertha. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest regional airport is the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (83.5 km east-northeast); the nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (257 km southeast).
history
After the Bertha Township , which still exists today, was laid out in 1878, today 's town was laid out in 1891, and in 1897 it was removed from the township and incorporated. The town and township were named after Bertha Ristau , the wife of the local postman.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , there were 497 people in 205 households in Bertha. The population density was 188.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.42 people each in the 205 households.
Ethnically, with four exceptions, the population consisted only of whites. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.2 percent (one person) of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
30.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 49.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 53.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 30,435 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,144. 27.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 28, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 28, 2013
- ↑ LakesnWoods.com - Bertha, Minnesota Retrieved on June 28, 2013