Hancock, Minnesota
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 Location of Hancock, Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Stevens County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 30 ′ N , 95 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 692 (as of 2009) |
| Population density : | 269.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.57 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) land |
| Height : | 352 m |
| Postal code : | 56244 |
| Area code : | +1 320 |
| FIPS : | 27-26936 |
| GNIS ID : | 0644616 |
| Website : | hancock.govoffice.com |
| Mayor : | Bruce Schmidgall |
Hancock is a small town in Stevens County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2000, 717 people lived in Hancock; in the official 2009 estimate, Hancock had 692 residents.
geography
According to data from the United States Census Bureau , the urban area covers an area of 2.6 square kilometers; including 2.57 square kilometers of land and 0.03 square kilometers of water (1.00%). Minnesota State Route 9 is the community's main road.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census , Hancock had a population of 717 people, divided among 294 households and 186 families. The population density was 279 inhabitants per km².
Racially, the population was composed of 98.19% White, 0.14% African, 0.14% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 1.26% two or more lineages. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 294 households, 30.6% had underage children who were still living in the household. 54.1% were married couples living together. 7.5% were single mothers and 36.4% were non-families. 32.7% are single households and 17.0% of the households have people aged 65 or over.
The average household size was 2.34. The average family size was 3.01 people.
24.7% of the residents were younger than 18 years, 8.8% of the residents were between 18 and 24 years old, 24.3% between 25 and 44 years and 23.3% between 45 and 64 years old. 19.1% were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106 males and for every 100 females over the age of 18 there were 102.2 males.
The median household income was 34,583 US dollars , the median family income at 40,938 dollars. The median income for males was $ 30,446 and for females it was $ 20,114. The per capita income was $ 17,012. 2.7% of families and 8.0% of the population lived below the poverty line , including no one under 18 years of age, and 7.5% of residents over 65 years of age.