Butterfield, Minnesota
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1885 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Watonwan County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 58 ′ N , 94 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 586 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 500.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.17 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 329 m |
| Postal code : | 56120 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-08992 |
| GNIS ID : | 650613 |
| Website : | www.butterfieldmn.com |
| Mayor : | Larry Simenson |
Butterfield is a small town (with the status " City ") in Watonwan County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Butterfield had 586 residents.
geography
Butterfield is located in southern Minnesota at 43 ° 57'32 "north latitude and 94 ° 47'40" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 1.17 km².
Neighboring towns to Butterfield are Saint James (14.7 km east-northeast), Odin (14.7 km southeast), Ormsby (19.5 km southeast), Mountain Lake (12.2 km west-southwest), and Darfur (13.7 km north-northwest ).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (205 km northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (214 km in the same direction), Rochester (213 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (368 km south-southeast), Omaha , Nebraska (387 km south-southwest) , Sioux Falls , South Dakota (177 km west-southwest) and Fargo , North Dakota (415 km northwest).
traffic
Along the southern outskirts of Butterfield Minnesota State Route 60 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
Two Union Pacific Railroad lines meet in the urban area of Butterfield .
The St. James Municipal Airport is a small airfield located 21.3 km east-northeast. The nearest major airports are Sioux Falls Regional Airport (177 km west-southwest) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (200 km northeast).
history
After the first white settlers came to the area around 1870, the railroad opened a year later and the population grew rapidly. Butterfield Township , which still exists today , was founded in 1872. In 1895 Butterfield was incorporated as a separate municipality and a mayor was elected.
Demographic data
As of the 2010 census , Butterfield had 586 people in 220 households. The population density was 500.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.66 people lived in each of the 220 households.
The racial the population was composed of 72.7 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 7.3 percent Asian, 0.3 percent Polynesian and 17.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 25.6 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 41,563 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,359. 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 13, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 13, 2013
- ^ Butterfield History. Retrieved July 13, 2013