Littlefork
| Littlefork | |
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1904 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Koochiching County |
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 24 ′ N , 93 ° 33 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 647 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 210.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.08 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 341 m |
| Postal code : | 56653 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-37592 |
| GNIS ID : | 646969 |
| Website : | www.cityoflittlefork.com |
| Mayor : | Mike Fort |
Littlefork is a small town (with the status " City ") in Koochiching County in northern US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 Littlefork had 647 residents.
geography
Littlefork is located in northern Minnesota not far from the Canadian border on the Little Fork River , a tributary of the Rainy River . The place is at 48 ° 23'56 "north latitude, 93 ° 33'21" west longitude and extends over 3.08 km².
Neighboring towns to Littlefork are Pelland (9 miles north), Ray (16 miles east), Big Falls (20 miles southwest) and Lindford (11 miles west).
The closest major cities are Fargo in North Dakota (363 km southwest), Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba (371 km northwest), Thunder Bay on Lake Superior in the Canadian province of Ontario (383 km east), Duluth (259 km south-southeast) and Minneapolis (446 km south).
The Canadian border is 10 miles north.
traffic
The US Highway 71 leads northeast-southwest direction of Littlefork over. Minnesota State Routes 17 and 65 meet in the metropolitan area . All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
Littlefork Municipal / Hanover Airport is a small regional airport on the north-western outskirts of Littlefork . The nearest major airports are Hector International Airport in Fargo (363 km southwest), Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (379 km northwest), Thunder Bay International Airport (381 km east) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (459 km southern).
history
In the late 19th century, the first white settlers came to the region and settled along the Little Fork River, as the rivers were the only transport links at the time. Logging and the associated processing was the most important branch of the economy at that time.
In 1904, residents' desire was presented to the appropriate county and state authorities to form a separate municipality. The request was granted and the Village of Littlefork was incorporated. In 1974 Littlefork was given the only "City" status for all independent municipalities in Minnesota.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Littlefork had 647 people in 258 households. The population density was 210.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.33 people lived in each of the 258 households.
The racial the population was composed of 99.1 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.8 percent were 65 years or older. 54.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 47,692 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,258. 9.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Personalities
- Tim M. Babcock (1919–2015), former governor of Montana
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 6, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 6, 2013
- ^ History of Littlefork. Retrieved May 6, 2013