Caledonia, Minnesota
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![The Houston County Courthouse in Caledonia, built in 1883, listed in the NRHP since 1983 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:HoustonCountyMinnesota2006.JPG) The Houston County Courthouse in Caledonia, built in 1883, listed in the NRHP since 1983 |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1870 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Houston County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 38 ′ N , 91 ° 30 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,868 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 389.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.36 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 361 m |
| Postal code : | 55921 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-09226 |
| GNIS ID : | 640732 |
| Website : | www.caledoniamn.gov |
| Mayor : | Robert H. Burns |
Caledonia is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Houston County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Caledonia had 2868 inhabitants.
geography
Caledonia is located in southeast Minnesota, around 20 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Wisconsin . The Iowa border is 20 km south. The geographical coordinates of Caledonia are 43 ° 37'59 "north latitude and 91 ° 29'47" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 7.36 km².
Neighboring towns to Caledonia are Hokah (20.7 km northeast), Brownsville (13.5 km east-northeast), New Albin , Iowa (29.3 km southeast), Eitzen (16.7 km south), Spring Grove (16 km southwest ) and Houston (12 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are La Crosse , Wisconsin (23 miles northeast), Wisconsin's capital city (230 miles east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (220 miles south), and Rochester (116 miles northwest). The metropolitan area around the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul is 253 km northwest.
traffic
Minnesota State Routes 44 and 76 meet in the urban area of Caledonia . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Houston County Airport is located on the southern outskirts of a small airfield. The nearest major airports are Rochester International Airport (114 km west-northwest), Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (236 km east-southeast) and Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (233 km south) and the larger Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport ( 243 km northeast).
history
After the area was settled by the first whites in the middle of the 19th century, a post office was set up in 1855. In 1870 the place was first incorporated as the Village of Caledonia . After a railroad station was built on Milwaukee Road in 1879 , the clay deposits in the area were used to make bricks. Due to the increase in population, Caledonia was finally incorporated as an independent municipality in 1889.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 470 | - | |
| 1880 | 894 | 90.2% | |
| 1890 | 927 | 3.7% | |
| 1900 | 1175 | 26.8% | |
| 1910 | 1372 | 16.8% | |
| 1920 | 1570 | 14.4% | |
| 1930 | 1554 | -1 % | |
| 1940 | 1985 | 27.7% | |
| 1950 | 2243 | 13% | |
| 1960 | 2563 | 14.3% | |
| 1970 | 2619 | 2.2% | |
| 1980 | 2691 | 2.7% | |
| 1990 | 2846 | 5.8% | |
| 2000 | 2965 | 4.2% | |
| 2010 | 2868 | -3.3% | |
| 2012 estimate | 2821 | -1.6% | |
| 1870-2000 2010 2012 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Caledonia had 2868 people in 1247 households. The population density was 389.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 1247 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,802 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,121. 15.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Ken Nelson (1911–2008) - music producer - born in Caledonia
- William H. Harries (1843–1921) - Democratic member of the US House of Representatives - lived and worked for years in Caledonia and is buried here
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 83000905. Retrieved July 17, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 17, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 17, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Houston County Airport Accessed on 17 July 2013
- ↑ LakesnWoods.com - Caledonia, Minnesota Retrieved on July 17, 2013
- ↑ US Decennial Census. Retrieved July 17, 2013
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Estimate for 2012 ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 17, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - William H. Harries.Retrieved July 17, 2013
- ^ Find a Grave - William H. Harries.Retrieved July 17, 2013
