Lakefield, Minnesota

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Lakefield
Location of Lakefield in Minnesota and Jackson County
Location of Lakefield in Minnesota and Jackson County
Basic data
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Jackson County
Coordinates : 43 ° 41 ′  N , 95 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 95 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,721 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 614.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.8 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.8 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 452 m
Postal code : 56150
Area code : +1 507
FIPS : 27-34316
GNIS ID : 0646405
Website : www.lakefieldmn.com

Lakefield is a city in Jackson County in the US state of Minnesota . According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 1721.

geography

Lakefield is centrally located in southern Minnesota in the American Midwest . The border with Iowa runs just under 20 kilometers south . Northwest of the city is South Heron Lake . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city is 2.8 square kilometers and has significant bodies of water.

history

Lakefield was founded by the Norwegian Anders R. Kile with the completion of a railway line and the construction of a depot in 1879. The Lakefield Post Office opened a year later. The city got its name from the adjacent Heron Lake .

1970 1980 1990 2000
1,820 1,845 1,679 1,721

Demographics

According to the 2000 census , Lakefield has 1,721 people in 731 households and 453 families. Racially, the population is made up of 99 percent white population and smaller minorities. 0.9 percent of the population are Hispanics .

Children under the age of 18 live in 28.0% of the 731 households, married couples in 53.4%, female singles in 6.4% and 37.9% are not family households. 34.1% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 20.8% have single people over 65 years of age. The average household size is 2.24 people, that of families 2.88.

In relation to the entire city, the population is made up of 23.0% residents under 18 years of age, 6.0% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.8% between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.4% between 45 and 64 years of age 25.8% over 65 years. The median is 43 years. About 53% of the population is female.

The median income of a household is USD 31,250 and that of a family is USD 37,898. The per capita income is $ 26,875. About 9.0% of the population and 5.5% of families live below the poverty line.

traffic

Minnesota State Route 86 runs through Lakefield in a north-south direction . A few kilometers south this meets Interstate 90 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Warren Upham: Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia (Minnesota) . 2001, page 273.

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