Hibbing

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Hibbing
St. Louis County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hibbing Highlighted.svg
Hibbing in St. Louis County
Basic data
Foundation : 1893
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : St. Louis County
Coordinates : 47 ° 26 ′  N , 92 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 26 ′  N , 92 ° 56 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 17,071 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 36.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 483.1 km 2  (approx. 187 mi 2 ) of
which 470.5 km 2  (approx. 182 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 455 m
Area code : +1 218
FIPS : 27-28790
GNIS ID : 0661469
Website : www.hibbing.mn.us
Mayor : Rick Wolff

Hibbing is a city in St. Louis County in the US state of Minnesota near the border with Canada . In 2000 there were 17,071 inhabitants in Hibbing. The city stands on the ferruginous ground of the Mesabi Range , and on the outskirts is the world's largest open pit iron ore mine.

Baseball player Roger Maris and basketball player Kevin McHale were born in Hibbing , and Bob Dylan was born here. The American bus company Greyhound Lines was founded in the place, which is a reminder of a museum.

history

Hibbing was founded in 1893 by the eponymous Frank Hibbing (born near Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany and emigrated to the USA), who discovered iron in the soil. Soon after, the area was overpopulated by mining companies and Hibbing died a rich man five years later. Around 1900, 2000 lumberjacks and miners lived in the town, which by 1910 had grown to around 8000 inhabitants. At that time the streets were littered and lined with saloons, hotels and lodgings. The city was primarily a destination for Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, Hungarian and Italian expats at the beginning of the 20th century. The settlers wanted to use the area as a stepping stone to eventually move on, but many got stuck and started families.

Between 1918 and 1922 the town was swallowed up by the opencast mine. Since the original settlement called Alice stood on the precious iron ore, most of the houses were relocated and the city rebuilt a mile further. In the following years, the thriving mining companies were heavily taxed, so the city is the construction of high school for at that time four million in 1920 dollars could afford.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​483.1 km², making it the largest city in Minnesota (40th in the United States). Of this, 470.5 km² is land and 12.5 km² (= 2.6%) is water. Hibbing is located at the intersection of US Highway 169 , Minnesota State Route 37, and Minnesota State Route 73 . The McCarthy Beach State Park is located near the city.

The Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine , the largest open pit mine in the world, is located in the Hibbings district, where the watersheds of three catchment areas meet. From this point the water flows south over the Prairie River and Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico , northeast over the St. Louis River , the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean , and north over the Red River to Hudson Bay and thus to the Arctic Ocean .

Demographic data

At the time of the 2000 United States Census, Hibbing was inhabited by 17,071 people. The population density was 36.3 people per km ². There were 8037 housing units at an average of 17.1 per km ². The population of hibbing was 97.33% White , 0.46% Black or African American , 0.73% Native American , 0.27% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.19% stated others Belonging to races and 0.68% named two or more races. 0.68% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

17.1% of the population said they had German ancestors; the other most frequently named are 12.4% Finnish, 10.5% Norwegian, 9.4% Italian, 6.4% Irish and 5.9% Swedish.

The residents of Hibbing were distributed to 7439 households out of which 27.7% were living in children under 18 years of age. 48.3% of households are married, 9.6% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 38.2% were not families. 33.5% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 15.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

The urban population was split into 22.8% minors, 9.1% 18–24 year olds, 24.5% 25–44 year olds, 23.8% 45–64 year olds and 19.8% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 women there were 93.1 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 89.4 men.

The median household income in Hibbing was 33,346 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 43,558 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 38,064 compared with $ 22,183 for women. The per capita income in Hibbing was $ 18,561. 11.7% of the population and 8.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 16.3% of minors and 8.2% of those aged 65 and over.

sons and daughters of the town

Twin cities

The town of Walsrode , the place of origin of the town's founder Frank Hibbing, maintains a town partnership with Hibbing.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Rhonda R. Gilman: The Story of Minnesota's Past . Minnesota Historical Society Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota 1989, ISBN 0-87351-267-7 , pp. 35-43.
  2. ↑ ZipUSA: 55746 . National Geographic Magazine . October 2002. Retrieved April 9, 2008.

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