Moose Lake
| Moose Lake | |
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 Center of Moose Lake |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Carlton County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 27 ′ N , 92 ° 46 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,751 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 324.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 9.48 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 8.47 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 323 m |
| Postal code : | 55767 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-43954 |
| GNIS ID : | 648082 |
| Website : | www.cityofmooselake.com |
| Mayor : | Ted Shaw |
Moose Lake is a small town (with the status " City ") in Carlton County in eastern US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 Moose Lake had 2,751 residents.
geography
Moose Lake is located around Moosehead Lake , which is traversed by the Moose Horn River , a tributary of the Kettle River . The city is located at 46 ° 27'15 "north latitude and 92 ° 45'43" west longitude. It extends over 9.48 km², which is spread over 8.47 km² of land and 1.01 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Moose Lake are Barnum (8.5 km northeast), Kerrick (25.5 km southeast), Sturgeon Lake (9.1 km southwest), and Kettle River (12.3 km west northwest).
The closest major cities are Minneapolis (183 km southwest), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (179 km in the same direction), Eau Claire in Wisconsin (297 km southeast), Duluth on Lake Superior (71.6 km northeast), and Fargo in North Dakota (348 km west).
The Canadian border is 290 km north.
traffic
Interstate 35 , the shortest connection from the Twin Cities to Duluth, runs along the south-eastern outskirts of the city . The Minnesota State Route 73 branches off at the southern end point of the I 35 and then leads through the center of Moose Lake. The Minnesota State Highway 27 , which also passes through the center, reaches its eastern terminus at the next exit off I 35 north. All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
A rail trail runs through the urban area of Moose Lake on the route of a former railway line of the SOO Line Railroad .
4.9 km southwest of Moose Lake is Moose Lake Carlton County Airport . The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 191 km to the south-southwest .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 169 | - | |
| 1900 | 354 | 109.5% | |
| 1910 | 526 | 48.6% | |
| 1920 | 571 | 8.6% | |
| 1930 | 742 | 29.9% | |
| 1940 | 1432 | 93% | |
| 1950 | 1603 | 11.9% | |
| 1960 | 1514 | -5.6% | |
| 1970 | 1400 | -7.5% | |
| 1980 | 1408 | 0.6% | |
| 1990 | 1206 | -14.3% | |
| 2000 | 2239 | 85.7% | |
| 2010 | 2751 | 22.9% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Moose Lake had 2,751 people in 648 households. The population density was 324.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.01 people lived in each of the 648 households.
The racial the population was composed of 79.2 percent white, 14.4 percent African American, 3.7 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.0 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.1 percent were 65 years or older. Only 26.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 39,485 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,745. 26.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 4, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 4, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 4, 2013
