Luverne, Minnesota
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![The Rock County Courthouse & Jail in Luverne, listed in the NRHP since 1977 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Rock_County_Courthouse_%26_Jail.jpg) The Rock County Courthouse & Jail in Luverne, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Rock county |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 39 ′ N , 96 ° 13 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 4,745 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 496.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 9.56 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 447 m |
| Postal code : | 56156 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-38564 |
| GNIS ID : | 647310 |
| Website : | www.cityofluverne.org |
| Mayor : | Pat Baustian |
 The Pierce J. Kniss House , the residence of the town's founder; Listed in the NRHP since 1980 |
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Luverne is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Rock County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Luverne had 4745 inhabitants.
geography
Luverne is located in southwest Minnesota on the plateau called Coteau des Prairies , which extends to Iowa in the south and South Dakota in the west. The city is located on the west bank of the Rock River , a tributary of the Big Sioux River that flows into the Missouri . The geographical coordinates of Luverne are 43 ° 39'15 "north latitude and 96 ° 12'46" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 9.56 km².
Neighboring places of Luverne are Hardwick (14.6 km north), Kenneth (21.8 km northeast), Magnolia (11.1 km east), Kanaranzi (18.4 km southeast), Steen (21.2 km south-southwest), Beaver Creek (8.5 miles west southwest) and Garretson , South Dakota (19 miles west northwest).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (336 km northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (350 km in the same direction), Rochester (334 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (456 km southeast), Omaha , Nebraska (300 km south) , Sioux Falls , South Dakota (29 miles west-southwest), and Fargo , North Dakota (387 miles north).
traffic
Interstate 90 , the longest interstate highway in the country, runs along the southern outskirts of Luverne . US Highway 75 , which runs north-south through Luverne, crosses the city center . The main street of the village is a country road that runs parallel to I 90 and crosses the Rock River on the eastern edge. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
With the Luverne Municipal Airport there is a small airfield south of the city area. The nearest major airports are South Falls Regional Airport (46.5 km west), Eppley Airfield near Omaha (307 km south) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (329 km east-northeast).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 679 | - | |
| 1890 | 1466 | 115.9% | |
| 1900 | 2223 | 51.6% | |
| 1910 | 2540 | 14.3% | |
| 1920 | 2782 | 9.5% | |
| 1930 | 2644 | -5% | |
| 1940 | 3114 | 17.8% | |
| 1950 | 3650 | 17.2% | |
| 1960 | 4249 | 16.4% | |
| 1970 | 4703 | 10.7% | |
| 1980 | 4568 | -2.9% | |
| 1990 | 4382 | -4.1% | |
| 2000 | 4617 | 5.4% | |
| 2010 | 4745 | 2.8% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Luverne had 4,745 people in 2,048 households. The population density was 496.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 2048 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7 percent of the population.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 52.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.0 percent were 65 years or older. 53.2 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,913 US dollars . The per capita income was $ 21,540. 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Shantel VanSanten (* 1985), actress - born in Luverne
- James Russell Wiggins (1903–2000), journalist, editor and diplomat - born in Luverne
- Dick Wildung (1921–2006), American football player - grew up in Luverne
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000769.Retrieved June 17, 2013
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 80002153.Retrieved June 17, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 17, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 17, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - KLYV Accessed on 17 June 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved June 17, 2013
