Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota
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![The Grand County Courthouse in Elbow Lake, listed on the NRHP since 1985 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Grant_County_Courthouse_2012.jpg) The Grand County Courthouse on Elbow Lake, listed on the NRHP since 1985 |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1873 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Grant County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 95 ° 59 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,176 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 336 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.46 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 3.50 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 373 m |
| Postal code : | 56531 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-18458 |
| GNIS ID : | 643230 |
| Website : | www.elbowlakechamber.com |
| Mayor : | Jay McNamar |
Elbow Lake is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Grant County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Elbow Lake had 1,176 residents.
geography
Elbow Lake is located in the middle of an extensive lake landscape in western Minnesota at 45 ° 59'39 "north latitude and 95 ° 58'36" west longitude. The city extends over 3.50 km², which is spread over 4.46 km² of land and 0.96 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Elbow Lake are Ashby (14.3 miles northeast), Evansville (15.4 miles east), Barrett (11.8 km southeast), Norcross (30.4 km southwest), and Wendell (15 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Fargo in North Dakota (131 km northwest), Duluth on Lake Superior (357 km east northeast), Minneapolis (261 km southeast), Minnesota's capital city of Saint Paul (279 km in the same direction) and Sioux Falls in South Dakota (341 km south-southwest).
traffic
From north to southeast, US Highway 59 shares a route with Minnesota State Route 55 as the main road through Elbow Lake. The Minnesota State Highway 54 and 79 also converge in the city. All other roads are subordinate, partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway runs through downtown Elbow Lake in a northwest-southeast direction .
With the Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport, there is a small regional airport on the western outskirts. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (284 km southeast).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 267 | - | |
| 1900 | 625 | 134.1% | |
| 1910 | 776 | 24.2% | |
| 1920 | 867 | 11.7% | |
| 1930 | 903 | 4.2% | |
| 1940 | 1150 | 27.4% | |
| 1950 | 1398 | 21.6% | |
| 1960 | 1521 | 8.8% | |
| 1970 | 1484 | -2.4% | |
| 1980 | 1358 | -8.5% | |
| 1990 | 1186 | -12.7% | |
| 2000 | 1275 | 7.5% | |
| 2010 | 1176 | -7.8% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
As of the 2010 census , Elbow Lake had 1,176 people in 538 households. The population density was 336 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.16 people lived in each of the 538 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.9 percent were 65 years or older. 54.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 35,444 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,550. 10.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 85001945 Retrieved April 23, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 23, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 23, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 23, 2013
