Floodwood, Minnesota
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 Floodwood in St. Louis County
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | St. Louis County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 56 ′ N , 92 ° 55 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 503 (status: 2000) |
| Population density : | 419.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.2 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 1.2 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 381 m |
| Postal code : | 55736 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-21338 |
| GNIS ID : | 0661287 |
| Website : | floodwood.govoffice.com |
| Mayor : | Jeff Kletscher |
Floodwood is a city in St. Louis County of the US state Minnesota . In 2000 there were 503 residents in Floodwood.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.2 km². Floodwood is at the intersection of US Highway 2 and Minnesota State Highway 73 .
Demographic data
At the time of the United States Census 2000 , Floodwood was inhabited by 503 people. The population density was 441.4 people per km ². There were 290 housing units at an average of 254.5 per km². The Floodwood population was 97.22% White , 0.99% Native American , 0.20% Asian, and 1.59% named two or more races. 0.80% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race. 48.5% of the population said they had Finnish ancestry; the other most frequently named are 18.5% German, 6.5% Swedish and 5.9% Polish.
The residents of Floodwood distributed to 254 households out of which 22.0% were living in children under 18 years of age. 28.7% of households are married, 9.8% had a female head of the household without a husband and 55.9% were not families. 49.2% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 26.0% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.88 people.
The urban population was divided into 23.7% minors, 8.9% 18–24 year olds, 26.0% 25–44 year olds, 16.9% 45–64 year olds and 24.5% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 women there were 91.3 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 89.2 men.
The median household income in Floodwood was 18,977 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 30,833 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 30,179 versus $ 19,375 for women. The per capita income for Floodwood was $ 14,649. 19.4% of the population and 12.0% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 17.9% of minors and 25.4% of those aged 65 and over.
sons and daughters of the town
- John Raymond Ylitalo (1916–1987), US diplomat
- Joseph Polo (* 1982), curling master (resided in Floodwood for part of his early childhood)
Web links
- Homepage of the city of Floodwood (English)