Mora, Minnesota
| Mora | |
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 The Union Street in the center of Mora |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1882 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Kanabec County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 52 ′ N , 93 ° 18 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,571 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 261.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 13.65 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 308 m |
| Postal code : | 55051 |
| Area code : | +1 320 |
| FIPS : | 27-44044 |
| GNIS ID : | 648098 |
| Website : | www.ci.mora.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Jack L'Heureux (until the end of 2018) |
 The Kanabec County Courthouse in Mora, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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Mora is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Kanabec County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Mora had 3571 inhabitants.
geography
Mora is located in eastern Minnesota on the Snake River , a right tributary of the St. Croix River, which flows into the Mississippi . The city is located at 45 ° 52'26 "north latitude, 93 ° 17'38" west longitude and extends over 13.65 km².
Neighboring places to Mora are Quamba (10.6 km northeast), Henriette (15.7 km east), Grasston (20.2 km southeast), Brunswick (12 km south) and Ogilvie (13.9 km southwest).
The closest major cities are Minneapolis (109 km south), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (118 km in the same direction), Duluth on Lake Superior (152 km northeast), and Eau Claire , Wisconsin (241 km southeast).
traffic
As the eastern bypass of central Mora, Minnesota State Route 65 runs north-south through the metropolitan area. At the height of the center, Minnesota State Route 23 intersects . All other roads are subordinate country roads and partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
In the north-eastern part of the city there is a small regional airport, Mora Municipal Airport . The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (126 km south).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 785 | - | |
| 1910 | 892 | 13.6% | |
| 1920 | 1006 | 12.8% | |
| 1930 | 1014 | 0.8% | |
| 1940 | 1494 | 47.3% | |
| 1950 | 2018 | 35.1% | |
| 1960 | 2329 | 15.4% | |
| 1970 | 2582 | 10.9% | |
| 1980 | 2890 | 11.9% | |
| 1990 | 2905 | 0.5% | |
| 2000 | 3139 | 8.1% | |
| 2010 | 3571 | 13.8% | |
| 1900-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Mora had 3571 people in 1513 households. The population density was 261.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.21 people lived in each of the 1513 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.1 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,083 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,655. 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Town twinning
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Mora in Sweden is twin town of Moras. - Further relationships exist with Asahikawa in Japan and Changchun in the People's Republic of China.
Personalities
Gladys Nordenstrom-Krenek (1924–2016), composer, was born in Mora.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000748. Retrieved May 1, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 1, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed May 1, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - KJMR Retrieved on May 1, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 1, 2013
- ↑ City of Mora - International , accessed February 18, 2018
