Dawson, Minnesota
| Dawson | |
|---|---|
 Location in Minnesota
|
|
| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Lac qui Parle County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 56 ′ N , 96 ° 3 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,540 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 402.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.83 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 318 m |
| Postal code : | 56232 |
| Area code : | +1 320 |
| FIPS : | 27-14968 |
| GNIS ID : | 642657 |
| Website : | www.dawsonmn.com |
| Mayor : | Merlin Ellefson |
Dawson is a small town (with the status " City ") in the Lac qui Parle County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Dawson had 1,540 residents.
geography
Dawson is located in southwest Minnesota on the Lac qui Parle River , a right tributary of the Minnesota River that flows into the Mississippi . The place extends over 3.83 km².
Neighboring towns to Dawson are Madison (20.3 km northwest), Montevideo (27.3 km east), and Boyd (19.5 km southeast).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (150 miles east), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (264 miles in the same direction), Rochester (356 km southeast), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (195 km southwest) and Fargo , North Dakota (150 miles) north-northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 212 runs from west to east direction as the main road through the city of Dawson. All other roads within Dawson are subordinate highways, partially unpaved driveways or inner-city connecting roads.
A branch line of the BNSF Railway , the second largest railroad company in the country, runs through Dawson .
Dawson Municipal Airport , a small regional airport , is located on the eastern city limits . The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (150 miles east).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 418 | - | |
| 1900 | 962 | 130.1% | |
| 1910 | 1318 | 37% | |
| 1920 | 1511 | 14.6% | |
| 1930 | 1386 | -8.3% | |
| 1940 | 1646 | 18.8% | |
| 1950 | 1834 | 11.4% | |
| 1960 | 1766 | -3.7% | |
| 1970 | 1699 | -3.8% | |
| 1980 | 1901 | 11.9% | |
| 1990 | 1626 | -14.5% | |
| 2000 | 1539 | -5.4% | |
| 2010 | 1540 | 0.1% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Dawson had 1,540 people in 682 households. The population density was 402.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.16 people lived in each of the 682 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.1 percent (two people) Polynesians and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 52.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,333 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,162. 9.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Personalities
- Phyllis Gates (1925–2006), secretary and interior designer, best known for her marriage to Rock Hudson
- Jeff Nordgaard (born 1973), basketball player
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 8, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 8, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 8, 2013