Sandstone, Minnesota
| Sandstone | |
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | September 28, 1887 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Pine County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 92 ° 52 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,849 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 208 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 14.1 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.7 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 332 m |
| Postal code : | 55072 |
| Area code : | +1 320 |
| FIPS : | 27-58396 |
| GNIS ID : | 0651181 |
| Website : | www.sandstone.govoffice.com |
| Mayor : | Randy Atterbury |
Sandstone is a city in Pine County , Minnesota , United States . In 2010, Sandstone had 2849 residents. The Banning State Park is near. Most residents travel to nearby Pine City to shop or get services .
The name of the settlement in the language of the Ojibwe is Asinikaaning and means at the stone breaking place ; it owes this name to the sandstone quarry located on the outskirts of the city. The railway contractor JJ Hill had many of the sandstone buildings that still exist today built.
There is a federal prison in Sandstone with around 1,300 inmates.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 14.1 km² , of which 13.7 km² is land and 0.4 km² (= 2.57%) is water.
The city is on the Kettle River . Interstate 35 , Minnesota State Route 23, and Minnesota State Route 18 run through the metropolitan area .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 517 | - | |
| 1900 | 1187 | 129.6% | |
| 1910 | 1818 | 53.2% | |
| 1920 | 1200 | -34% | |
| 1930 | 1083 | -9.8% | |
| 1940 | 1559 | 44% | |
| 1950 | 1097 | -29.6% | |
| 1960 | 1552 | 41.5% | |
| 1970 | 1641 | 5.7% | |
| 1980 | 1594 | -2.9% | |
| 1990 | 2057 | 29% | |
| 2000 | 1549 | -24.7% | |
| 2010 | 2849 | 83.9% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Sandstone had 2,849 people in 602 households. The population density was 208 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.42 people lived in each of the 602 households.
The racial the population was composed of 71.5 percent white, 15.5 percent African American, 5.7 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 3.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 11.9 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
14.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 75.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.8 percent were 65 years or older. 29.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,306 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,914. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 5, 2013
- ^ Federal Bureau of Prisons - FCI Sandstone.Retrieved June 5, 2013
- ↑ US Decennial Census. Retrieved June 5, 2013