Preston, Minnesota
| Preston | |
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| Nickname : America's Trout Capital | |
 Downtown Preston |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Fillmore County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 40 ′ N , 92 ° 5 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,325 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 217.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 6.09 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 6.09 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 292 m |
| Postal code : | 55965 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-52450 |
| GNIS ID : | 649730 |
| Website : | prestonmn.org |
| Mayor : | Kurt Reicks |
 The Fillmore County Courthouse in Preston |
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Preston is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Fillmore County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Preston had 1,325 residents.
geography
Preston is located on the Root River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . The place is located at 43 ° 40'13 "north latitude and 92 ° 05'00" west longitude and extends over 6.09 km².
Neighboring towns are Fountain (9.5 km northwest), Lanesboro (13.3 km northeast), Harmony (16.9 km southeast), and Wykoff (18.9 km west).
The closest major cities are Rochester (35 miles northwest) and La Crosse , Wisconsin (54 miles east). The metropolitan area around the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul is 197 km north-northwest.
traffic
The US Highway 30 and the Minnesota State Route 16 run on a common route as the main road in a northwest-southeast direction through the city area. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The closest airports are Rochester International Airport (36 miles to the northwest) and the larger Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (188 miles in the same direction).
On a closed railway of Milwaukee Road runs with the Bluff Trail Highlands State , a combined foot and Cycle .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 600 | - | |
| 1880 | 939 | 56.5% | |
| 1900 | 1278 | - | |
| 1910 | 1193 | -6.7% | |
| 1920 | 1227 | 2.8% | |
| 1930 | 1214 | -1.1% | |
| 1940 | 1447 | 19.2% | |
| 1950 | 1399 | -3.3% | |
| 1960 | 1491 | 6.6% | |
| 1970 | 1413 | -5.2% | |
| 1980 | 1478 | 4.6% | |
| 1990 | 1530 | 3.5% | |
| 2000 | 1426 | -6.8% | |
| 2010 | 1325 | -7.1% | |
| Source: US Census Bureau | |||
According to the 2010 census , Preston had 1,325 people in 603 households. The population density was 217.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.15 people lived in each of the 603 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.2 percent (three people) African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.2 percent Asian; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,052 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,770. 11.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 28, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 28, 2013
- ↑ US Decennial Census. Retrieved January 28, 2013
