Madison, Minnesota

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Madison
The Lac qui Parle County Courthouse, listed in the NRHP since 1985 [1]
The Lac qui Parle County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP since 1985
Location in Minnesota
Lac qui Parle County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Madison Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Lac qui Parle County
Coordinates : 45 ° 1 ′  N , 96 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′  N , 96 ° 12 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,551 (as of 2010)
Population density : 570.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.72 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 331 m
Postal code : 56256
Area code : +1 320
FIPS : 27-39266
GNIS ID : 647361
Website : www.ci.madison.mn.us
Mayor : Greg Thole

Madison is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Lac qui Parle County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Madison had 1,551 residents.

geography

Madison is located in southwest Minnesota at 45 ° 00'35 "north latitude, 96 ° 11'45" west longitude and extends over 2.72 km².

Neighboring towns to Madison are Louisburg (18.8 km north), Dawson (20.3 km southeast), Canby (36.7 km south), Marietta (18 km west), Nassau (15.2 km west northwest) and Bellingham ( 16.9 km northwest).

The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (250 km east), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (283 km in the same direction), Rochester (376 km southeast), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (192 km south) and Fargo , North Dakota (230 km north).

traffic

US Highway 75 and Minnesota State Route 40 meet in the urban area of ​​Madison . All other roads within Madison are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.

In Madison is the northwest end point of a branch line of the BNSF Railway .

Lac Qui Parle County Airport , a small regional airport , is located on the southern city limits . The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (265 km east).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 625 -
1900 1386 121.8%
1910 1811 30.7%
1920 1838 1.5%
1930 1916 4.2%
1940 2312 20.7%
1950 2303 -0.4%
1960 2380 3.3%
1970 2242 -5.8%
1980 2212 -1.3%
1990 1951 -11.8%
2000 1768 -9.4%
2010 1551 -12.3%
1890-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Madison had 1,551 people in 736 households. The population density was 570.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 1.99 people lived in each of the 736 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

17.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 47.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 35.7 percent were 65 years or older. 54.0 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 41,136  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,691. 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 85001759. Retrieved May 7, 2013
  2. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 7, 2013
  3. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 7, 2013
  4. AirNav.com - KDXX Retrieved on May 7, 2013
  5. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 7, 2013

Web links

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