Cottonwood, Minnesota
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 Location of Cottonwood in Lyon County and Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Lyon County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 37 ′ N , 95 ° 40 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,148 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 521.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 329 m |
| Postal code : | 56229 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-13564 |
| GNIS ID : | 0641528 |
| Website : | www.cottonwood.govoffice2.com |
| Mayor : | Ellen Lenz |
Cottonwood is a city in the southwest of the US state Minnesota . It is located in Lyon County and has around 1100 inhabitants.
geography
The small town of Cottonwood is located northeast of Lyon County on Cottonwood Lake. The 131 hectare and a maximum of 2.1 meters deep lake extends in the west of the city, but officially does not belong to the city area. According to the United States Census Bureau , the area of the city is 2.2 square kilometers with no water surface.
The Minnesota State Route 23 connects the place to the Minnesota road network. A BNSF Railway also runs through the city.
history
The area around today's city was first settled in 1871. Cottonwood was established in July 1888 as Section 9 in Lucas Township. The city got its name from the adjacent lake, on whose banks poplars (English cottonwood ) stand. On January 12, 1892, Cottonwood became a Village .
Population development
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
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| 794 | 924 | 982 | 1148 |
Demographics
According to the 2000 census , Cottonwood has 1,148 people in 452 households and 319 families. The racial the population is made up of 96.3 percent white population, as well as other smaller or more groups. 2.3 percent of the population are Hispanics .
Children under the age of 18 live in 38.5% of the 452 households, married couples in 60.2%, female singles in 7.3% and 29.4% are not family households. 26.1% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 11.1% are single people over 65 years of age. The average household size is 2.50 people, that of families 3.03.
In relation to the entire city, the population is made up of 29.2% residents under 18 years of age, 8.1% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.9% between 25 and 44 years of age, 18.1% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.7% over 65 years. The median is 35 years. About 51.9% of the population is female.
The median income of a household is USD 39,792 and that of a family is USD 49,375. The per capita income is $ 19,847. About 4.5% of the population and 2.8% of families live below the poverty line.