Verndale
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 St. Frederick Catholic Church |
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| Location of Verndale in Wadena County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1877 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Wadena County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 24 ′ N , 95 ° 1 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 602 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 237.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.53 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.53 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 411 m |
| Postal code : | 56481 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-66874 |
| GNIS ID : | 0653638 |
| Website : | cityofverndale.weebly.com |
| Mayor : | Ray Ludovissie |
Verndale is a small town ( city ) in Wadena County in the state of Minnesota in the United States . At the last census in 2010 , Verndale had 602 residents.
location
Verndale is located roughly in the geographic center of the state of Minnesota, about 140 kilometers east-southeast of Fargo and 210 kilometers as the crow flies northwest of Minneapolis . Neighboring places are Blue Grass (around 16 kilometers north), Aldrich (around seven kilometers southeast), Hewitt (around ten kilometers southwest) and Wadena (around ten kilometers northwest).
West of Verndale is the Wing River , which is a tributary of the Crow Wing River and thus part of the Mississippi river system .
history
The earliest settlers in Verndale were John E. Butler, Charles W. Brown, John B. Kelly, and Charles C. Kelly, who moved to what is now Verndale from Rock Falls , Iowa, in July 1877 . They began there with the construction of a housing estate on the pre-existing line of the Minnesota Northwestern Railroad . The settlement was named after Vernette Smith, a granddaughter of Lucas W. Smith, one of the city's first settlers and first postmaster. Shortly thereafter, over 100 families were living in the newly founded village, most of them relatives of veterans from the civil war .
The land around the city was still divided into plots in 1877, the following year a post office of the United States Postal Service was established . In January 1878 the first shop opened in the town. The settler WH Raymond opened a village shop in March 1878 , and in the same month a timber warehouse was opened in Verndale. In June 1878 the Crandall House was built, the first hotel in Verndale, which opened on July 3, 1878. Two more hotels were added in September 1878, and a school was opened in 1878, at which a total of 50 students were taught in 1880. Verndale showed relatively rapid growth after its foundation, in 1878 the place already had 300 inhabitants. By changing the entry in the land register , Verndale was enlarged to the north in 1879, previously only the part of today's Verndale located south of the railway line belonged to the place. In November 1879 an administrative meeting decided to build a grist mill , and on July 20, 1880, construction was completed.
From June 1880 a forge was opened in Verndale . A little later the place also had a pharmacy and an agricultural machinery business. In the early 1880s, construction began on a main thoroughfare through Verndale, connecting the town with Shell City . The resulting good transport connections from Verndale developed the place into an economic center, from which wheat was mainly traded. This continued to increase the population of Verndale. Two grain elevators were built to store the wheat in 1879 and 1882 . As early as 1880, Moses Stewart founded the Pettit Grain and Potato Company in the city , one of the largest companies in the region at the time. Over time, Verndale became the main trading place for wheat in Minnesota.
In 1884, some Verndale residents erected a building and offered it as a gift to the Wadena County Administration if it were to move its administrative headquarters from Wadena to Verndale. The building was a two-story construction in the Second Empire style with a mansard roof that was surrounded on all sides by streets. This offer was initially rejected by the district administration, but after protests there was a referendum in November 1886, in which Wadena was confirmed as the administrative seat with a margin of 484 votes. From 1892 a Catholic academy was housed in the now unused courthouse in Verndale , which was closed again after two years. The house was later used as a theater and to accommodate the local electricity supply.
In October 1898, nine commercial buildings in Verndale were destroyed by fire. On March 1, 1903, Verndale was connected to the public electricity network. Another major fire destroyed five buildings in the center of the village in 1906, and the Verndale courthouse was destroyed by fire on January 5, 1912. Only about half a year later, on July 8th, 1912, the Verndale gristmill burned down by a lightning strike , and neither was it rebuilt, nor was the courthouse. Verndale's original school building burned down in May 1915 and was replaced by a new building the following year. In 1954, 1965 and 1990 the school building was enlarged to accommodate more students.
population
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 635 | - | |
| 1900 | 672 | 5.8% | |
| 1910 | 538 | -19.9% | |
| 1920 | 571 | 6.1% | |
| 1930 | 424 | -25.7% | |
| 1940 | 521 | 22.9% | |
| 1950 | 576 | 10.6% | |
| 1960 | 606 | 5.2% | |
| 1970 | 570 | -5.9% | |
| 1980 | 504 | -11.6% | |
| 1990 | 560 | 11.1% | |
| 2000 | 575 | 2.7% | |
| 2010 | 602 | 4.7% | |
| US Decennial Census | |||
2010 Census
At the 2010 United States Census, Verndale had 602 residents, spread across 239 households and 156 families. 94.4% of the population were White , 1.0% Native Americans, 0.2% Asian, 1.5% other races, and 3.0% were of two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos made up 2.7% of the total population. There were married couples in 44.4% of the households in Verndale, 11.3% of the households were made up of single women and 9.6% of single men. 32.2% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them and 13.8% of households had seniors over 65 years of age.
The median age in Verndale in 2010 was 35.0 years. 28.4% of the residents were under 18 years old, 9.7% were between 18 and 24, 25.6% between 25 and 44, 20.5% between 45 and 65 and 15.8% of the residents were older than 65 Years. 51.7% of the population were male and 48.3% female.
Census 2000
At the United States Census 2000 there were 575 residents in 234 households and 157 families in Verndale. 96.7% of the population were White, 0.35% African American , 1.22% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.7% Other Race, and 0.52% Multi Race. 1.57% of all residents were Hispanics or Latinos. The majority of the population (32.4%) were of German descent.
At the time of the census, the median income in Verndale was $ 26,000 per household and $ 30,938 per family. The average per capita income was $ 12,448. 10.4% of families and 11.8% of the population of Warba lived below the poverty line , of which 13.9% were under 18 and 8.8% were over 65 years old.
Infrastructure
Verndale is on US Highway 10 , which connects the city to Fargo and St. Cloud , and on a Union Pacific Railroad . The station that used to be on this line is no longer in operation, the closest remaining station is in Staples .
Verndale is the seat of the Verndale Public School District . A total of 295 students will be taught at the local primary school (PreK – 6) in the 2019/20 school year. The high school (7-12) is attended by students from Verndale in Wadena.
Individual evidence
- ^ Post Offices in Wadena County. In: postalhistory.com , accessed October 9, 2019.
- ↑ a b A Guide to Minnesota Communities. In: lakesnwoods.com , accessed October 9, 2019.
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics. United States Census Bureau, accessed October 9, 2019.