Kasson, Minnesota
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 Kasson Public School |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Dodge County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 2 ′ N , 92 ° 45 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,931 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,127.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.26 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.26 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 382 m |
| Postal code : | 55944 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-32498 |
| GNIS ID : | 646049 |
| Website : | www.cityofkasson.com |
| Mayor : | Tim Tjosaas |
Kasson is a small town (with the status " City ") in Dodge County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Kasson had 5931 inhabitants.
geography
Kasson lies at 44 ° 01'48 "north latitude and 92 ° 45'03" west longitude and extends over 5.26 km².
Neighboring towns of Kasson are Mantorville (4.9 km north), Byron (10.7 km east) and Dodge Center (8.8 km west).
The closest major city is Rochester (15 miles east-southeast). The metropolitan area around the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul is 128 km north-northwest.
traffic
The US Highway 14 leading west to east direction as the main road through the city of Kasson. In the city center, where it joins US 14, is the southern end point of Minnesota State Route 57 . County Road 13 leads to the south. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the former Chicago and North Western Railway , which is now operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway , runs parallel to US 14 .
9.4 km west of Kasson is the Dodge Center Airport, a small airfield. The closest major airports are Rochester International Airport (21 miles southeast) and the larger Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (119 miles northwest).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 515 | - | |
| 1880 | 1054 | 104.7% | |
| 1890 | 992 | -5.9% | |
| 1900 | 1112 | 12.1% | |
| 1910 | 932 | -16.2% | |
| 1920 | 1150 | 23.4% | |
| 1930 | 1019 | -11.4% | |
| 1940 | 1230 | 20.7% | |
| 1950 | 1353 | 10% | |
| 1960 | 1732 | 28% | |
| 1970 | 1883 | 8.7% | |
| 1980 | 2827 | 50.1% | |
| 1990 | 3514 | 24.3% | |
| 2000 | 4398 | 25.2% | |
| 2010 | 5931 | 34.9% | |
| 1870-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Kasson had 5,931 people in 2,224 households. The population density was 1127.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.65 people in each of the 2224 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 1.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
31.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 64,226 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,018. 7.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 4, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 4, 2013
- ↑ US Decennial Census. Retrieved February 4, 2013