Two Harbors, Minnesota
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| Location of Two Harbors in Lake County | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Lake County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 2 ′ N , 91 ° 40 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,745 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 451.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 8.3 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 204 m |
| Postal code : | 55616 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-65956 |
| GNIS ID : | 0658799 |
| Website : | www.ci.two-harbors.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Randy Bolen |
 The Lake County Courthouse in Two Harbors, listed on the NRHP since 1983 |
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Two Harbors is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Lake County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Two Harbors had 3745 residents.
geography
Two Harbors is northeast of Duluth on the shores of Lake Superior . According to the United States Census Bureau , the area of the city is 8.3 km². Gooseberry Falls State Park is around 20 kilometers north .
history
In 1902, the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company was founded in Two Harbors . 3M later moved to Duluth and is now a global corporation based in St. Paul . In addition, the city has a port that was used intensively, especially in the 20th century.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 1224 | - | |
| 1900 | 3278 | 167.8% | |
| 1910 | 4990 | 52.2% | |
| 1920 | 4546 | -8.9% | |
| 1930 | 4425 | -2.7% | |
| 1940 | 4046 | -8.6% | |
| 1950 | 4400 | 8.7% | |
| 1960 | 4695 | 6.7% | |
| 1970 | 4437 | -5.5% | |
| 1980 | 4039 | -9% | |
| 1990 | 3651 | -9.6% | |
| 2000 | 3613 | -1 % | |
| 2010 | 3745 | 3.7% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Two Harbors had 3,745 people in 1,649 households. The population density was 451.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.19 people lived in each of the 1649 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.
22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 34,701 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,185. 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Philip Berrigan (1923–2002), peace activist and Roman Catholic priest
- Bill Stein (1899-1983) American football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 83000912. Retrieved May 10, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 10, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013
