Detroit Lakes

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Detroit Lakes
Downtown Detroit Lakes
Downtown Detroit Lakes
Location in Minnesota
Becker County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Detroit Lakes Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1871
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Becker County
Coordinates : 46 ° 49 ′  N , 95 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′  N , 95 ° 51 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 8,569 (as of 2010)
Population density : 323.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 39.37 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of
which 26.47 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 418 m
Postcodes : 56501, 56502
Area code : +1 218
FIPS : 27-15832
GNIS ID : 642777
Website : cityweb.lakesnet.net
Mayor : Matt Brenk

Detroit Lakes is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Becker County of middle-northwest US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Detroit Lakes had 8,569 residents.

geography

Detroit Lakes is located on Detroit Lake at 46 ° 49'02 "north latitude and 95 ° 50'43" west longitude. The place extends over 39.37 km², which is spread over 26.47 km² of land and 12.90 km² of water. The Pelican River flows through the city.

Neighboring locations to Detroit Lakes are Audubon (12.2 km northwest), Rochert (15.8 km east-northeast), Frazee (16.3 km southeast), and Vergas (14.7 miles south).

The closest major cities are Fargo , North Dakota (77.7 km west), Duluth on Lake Superior (317 km east), and Minneapolis (320 km southeast).

The Canadian border is 160 miles north.

traffic

Amtrak station in Detroit Lakes

In Detroit Lakes, US Highway 10, which runs from northwest to southeast, crosses US Highway 59 , which runs in north-south direction, and Minnesota State Route 34, which runs on the same route here . All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.

Parallel to the US 10 runs a railway line of the BNSF Railway , on which also the Empire Builder of Amtrak inverted and engages a stop in Detroit Lakes. A north-south route of the SOO Line Railroad crosses the city .

Detroit Lakes Airport is located in the east of the city . The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 343 km southeast .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 1510 -
1900 2060 36.4%
1910 2807 36.3%
1920 3426 22.1%
1930 3675 7.3%
1940 5015 36.5%
1950 5787 15.4%
1960 5633 -2.7%
1970 5797 2.9%
1980 7106 22.6%
1990 6635 -6.6%
2000 7348 10.7%
2010 8569 16.6%
1890-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Detroit Lakes had 8,569 people in 3,864 households. The population density was 323.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.13 people lived in each of the 3864 households.

The racial the population was composed of 90.6 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 4.4 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.8 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 39,914  USD . The per capita income was $ 26,680. 11.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 27, 2013
  2. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 27, 2013
  3. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved March 27, 2013
  4. ^ Congressman Collin Peterson. Retrieved March 27, 2013
  5. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved March 27, 2013

Web links

Commons : Detroit Lakes, Minnesota  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files