Pequot Lakes
| Pequot Lakes | |
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 Located in Crown Wing County and Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Crow Wing County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 36 ′ N , 94 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 947 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 249.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 3.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 391 m |
| Postal code : | 56472 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-50416 |
| GNIS ID : | 0649276 |
| Website : | www.pequotlakes-mn.gov |
 City of Pequot Lakes water tower |
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Pequot Lakes is a city in Crow Wing County in Minnesota , United States . In 2000 the place had 947 inhabitants.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 4.4 km² , of which 3.8 km² is land and 0.6 km² (= 13.69%) is water.
The Minnesota State Route 371 passes through the town.
Place name
The village was originally called Sibley. It was not until 1902 that the current name was registered by the United States Postal Service , as there was still a place Sibley in southwest Minnesota. The origin of the term Pequot is not entirely clear. There is an Indian tribe, the Pequot , but these people lived in eastern Connecticut when the first Europeans arrived . There are two possible explanations. On the one hand, it could be a variation of the word in Chippewa for arrow; the word bikwas was mentioned by Father Barroga in his dictionary of this indigenous language. On the other hand, a conversation recorded in 1936 with a contemporary witness indicates that the daughter of the Indian chief Waubanaquot lived north of the city in the mid-1890s. This allowed the first settlers to use their cave as a school and church. After her was O-Pequot and she was buried in the town's cemetery after her death.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, the city was inhabited by 947 people. The population density was 252.2 people per km ². There were 564 housing units at an average of 150.2 per km ². The Pequot Lakes population was 98.10% White , 1.06% Black or African American , 0.32% Native American , 0.32% Asian , 0.11% reported racial and 0.11 % % named two or more races. 0.74% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of the city distributed to 479 households out of which 23.6% were living in children under 18 years of age. 36.5% of households were married, 9.8% had a female head of household without a husband, and 51.6% were not families. 47.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 24.4% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.81 people.
The urban population was distributed among 23.9% minors, 8.7% 18–24 year olds, 24.8% 25–44 year olds, 19.5% 45–64 year olds and 23.1% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 women there were 78.7 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 76.7 men.
The median household income in Pequot Lakes was 23,813 US dollars and the median family income reached the height of 35,000 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 28,355 compared to $ 18,816 for women. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,275. 14.8% of the population and 11.5% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 15.9% of minors and 12.0% of those aged 65 and over.