Nashwauk
| Nashwauk | |
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Itasca County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 23 ′ N , 93 ° 10 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 983 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 26 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 39.63 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 37.76 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 449 m |
| Postal code : | 55769 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-44980 |
| GNIS ID : | 0648428 |
| Website : | www.nashwauk.govoffice.com |
| Mayor : | William Hendricks |
Nashwauk is a small town (with the status " City ") in Itasca County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Nashwauk had 983 residents.
In Nashwauk is the main church of the Catholic parish of Nashwauk-Keewatin-Pengilly, St. Cecilia's, which is looked after by Reverand Ronald Gagne and Deacon Richard Johnston.
geography
Nashwauk is in northern Minnesota at 47 ° 22'35 "north latitude and 93 ° 09'36" west longitude. The place extends over 39.63 km², which is spread over 37.76 km² of land and 1.86 km² of water. Nashwauk is mostly in the Nashwauk Township , but extends to a smaller extent into the Greenway Township .
Neighboring towns of Nashwauk are Keewatin (on the eastern city limits), Pengilly (6.9 km south) and Calumet (11.2 km southwest).
The closest major cities are Fargo in North Dakota (309 km west), Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba (509 km northwest), Thunder Bay in the Canadian province of Ontario (377 km east northeast), Duluth on Lake Superior (131 km southeast) and Minneapolis (291 km south).
The border with Canada is 185 km north.
traffic
US Highway 169 runs along the southern edge of Nashwauk . The Minnesota State Route 65 leads as the main road through the center of Nashwauk. All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway runs parallel to US 169 .
With the Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport is 36.8 km southwest of a regional airport. The nearest major airports are Hector International Airport in Fargo (322 km west), Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (517 km northwest) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (304 km south).
economy
The largest employers are Dairy Queen and Fred's Grocery (grocery store). Other employers are Spartan Transportation, which is responsible for transporting high school students to the local Nashwauk-Keewatin High School with around 400 students, the city council and the American Bank.
Currently under construction, the Indian steelmaker Essar Steel in Nashwauk a new taconite -Eisenerzmine.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 2080 | - | |
| 1920 | 2414 | 16.1% | |
| 1930 | 2555 | 5.8% | |
| 1940 | 2228 | -12.8% | |
| 1950 | 2029 | -8.9% | |
| 1960 | 1712 | -15.6% | |
| 1970 | 1341 | -21.7% | |
| 1980 | 1419 | 5.8% | |
| 1990 | 1026 | -27.7% | |
| 2000 | 935 | -8.9% | |
| 2010 | 983 | 5.1% | |
| 1910-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Nashwauk had 983 people in 452 households. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in each of the 452 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.4 percent white, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.1 percent (one person) Asian and 0.1 percent (one person) from other ethnic groups; 2.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,212 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,505. 15.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Robert Gilruth (1913–2000), aerospace pioneer
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 29, 2013
- ↑ Distance according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 29, 2013
- ↑ Essar ramps up construction Nashwauk
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 29, 2013