Walker (Minnesota)
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 Center of Walker |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Cass County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 6 ′ N , 94 ° 35 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 941 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 147 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 6.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 400 m |
| Postal code : | 56484 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-67792 |
| GNIS ID : | 658881 |
| Website : | www.walker.govoffice.com |
| Mayor : | Scott Bruns |
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Walker is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Cass County in the central north of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Walker had 941 residents.
geography
Walker is located on Walker Bay on the east bank of Leech Lake . The place is at 47 ° 06'05 "north latitude, 94 ° 35'14" west longitude and extends over 6.4 km².
Neighboring locations to Walker are Cass Lake (33.8 km north), Whipholt (13.1 km east-southeast), Ah-gwah-ching (4.1 km southeast), Akeley (16.6 km southwest), and Benedict (11, 1 km northwest).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (295 km southeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (314 km in the same direction), Eau Claire in Wisconsin (443 km southeast), Duluth on Lake Superior (209 km east-southeast) and Fargo in North Dakota ( 182 km west).
The Canadian border is 206 km north.
traffic
Minnesota State Routes 34 , 371, and 200 meet in Walker . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 319 km to the south-southeast .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 500 | - | |
| 1910 | 917 | 83.4% | |
| 1920 | 785 | -14.4% | |
| 1930 | 618 | -21.3% | |
| 1940 | 939 | 51.9% | |
| 1950 | 1192 | 26.9% | |
| 1960 | 1180 | -1 % | |
| 1970 | 1073 | -9.1% | |
| 1980 | 970 | -9.6% | |
| 1990 | 950 | -2.1% | |
| 2000 | 1069 | 12.5% | |
| 2010 | 941 | -12% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Walker had 941 people in 452 households. The population density was 147 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 1.93 people lived in each of the 452 households.
The racial the population was composed of 88.0 percent white, 7.2 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
19.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 50.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 30.1 percent were 65 years or older. 55.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 34,545 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,467. 16.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 8, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 8, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 8, 2013
