Eitzen (Minnesota)
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Houston County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 30 ′ N , 91 ° 28 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 236 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 157.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.5 km 2 (about 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.5 km 2 (about 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 352 m |
| Postal code : | 55931 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-18368 |
| GNIS ID : | 643220 |
| Website : | www.eitzenmn.com |
| Mayor : | Ronald Meyer |
Eitzen is a small town in Houston County in southeast Minnesota , one of the northern states of the United States .
geography
Eitzen is centrally located in southern Houston County, just 500 m north of the state of Iowa . In the east, the border of the county and that of the state of Minnesota is formed by the Mississippi , about 20 km away .
The closest villages to Eitzen are New Albin (10 miles) to the east just before the Mississippi , which is already in Iowa, and the northwestern town of Spring Grove (18 km via back roads, 15 miles via State 76 and State 44 ) and in the north the village of Caledonia (16 km), which can be reached directly via State 76 , which runs through Eitzen . is.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, there were 229 people, 108 households and 60 families residing in the city, which corresponds to a population density of 152 people per square kilometer. The population is 100% white.
Of the 108 households, 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples or lived together, and 1.9% were housed by a woman without a man. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.9% were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 people and the average family size was 2.83 people.
The age structure in Eitzen is distributed to 22.3% under 18 years, 3.1% between 18 and 24, 26.6% between 25 and 44, 18.3% between 45 and 64 and 29.7% to people who Are 65 years of age or older. The average age was 43 years. For every 100 women over the age of 18 there were 85.4 men.
The median income for a household in the town was $ 29,688 and that for a family was $ 36,607. Males had a median income of $ 26,250 versus $ 16,667 for women. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,440. Over 3.0% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, with no one under the age of 18 and 2.9% 65 and over meeting this criterion.
Events
The local Lion's Club organizes every year from 3rd to 5th July on the occasion of the 4th of July the "Family Fun Fest". The main attractions are a truck-pull race, a large parade with nightly fireworks and a tractor parade.
Sources and references
- ↑ US Census Office. Census 2000 Summary File 1 ( Memento of the original dated January 11, 2010 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.
