Willmar, Minnesota
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 Willmar Auditorium |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Kandiyohi County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 7 ′ N , 95 ° 3 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 19,610 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 535.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 41.31 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 36.65 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 348 m |
| Postal code : | 56201 |
| Area code : | +1 320 |
| FIPS : | 27-70420 |
| GNIS ID : | 654177 |
| Website : | www.willmarmn.gov |
| Mayor : | Frank Yanish |
Willmar is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Kandiyohi County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Willmar had 19,610 inhabitants.
geography
Willmar is located in the southwestern center of Minnesota at 45 ° 07'11 "north latitude and 95 ° 02'53" west longitude and extends over 41.31 km², which is spread over 36.65 km² of land and 4.66 km² of water .
Neighboring places of Willmar are Spicer (18 km northeast), Kandiyohi (10.6 km east), Blomkest (21.6 km south), Raymond (20.2 km southwest) and Pennock (on the northeastern outskirts).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities (151 km east), Des Moines in Iowa (521 km south-southeast), Omaha in Nebraska (523 km south-southwest), Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba (640 km north) and Duluth at the westernmost point of the Upper Lake (332 km northeast).
traffic
US Highway 12, which runs from west to east, crosses US Highway 71 in Willmar . Furthermore, Minnesota State Routes 23 and 40 meet in the Willmar metropolitan area. A bypass road runs around the center of Willmar along the south-eastern outskirts. All other roads within the urban area are subordinate country roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Coming from the west, two BNSF Railway lines meet in the urban area of Willmar .
With the Willmar Municipal Airport there is a small airfield in the west of the city area. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 169 km to the east .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 1002 | - | |
| 1890 | 1825 | 82.1% | |
| 1900 | 3409 | 86.8% | |
| 1910 | 4135 | 21.3% | |
| 1920 | 5892 | 42.5% | |
| 1930 | 6173 | 4.8% | |
| 1940 | 7623 | 23.5% | |
| 1950 | 9410 | 23.4% | |
| 1960 | 10,417 | 10.7% | |
| 1970 | 12,869 | 23.5% | |
| 1980 | 15,895 | 23.5% | |
| 1990 | 17,531 | 10.3% | |
| 2000 | 18,351 | 4.7% | |
| 2010 | 19,610 | 6.9% | |
| 1960-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , 19,610 people in 7,677 households lived in Willmar. The population density was 535.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.43 people lived in the 7,677 households.
The racial the population was composed of 86.9 percent white, 4.8 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 5.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 20.9 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 38,610 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,715. 21.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Bradley Joseph (* 1965) - musician and composer - born in Willmar
- Albert E. Rice (1845–1921) - Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1887–1891) - lived in Willmar
- Marion Ross (* 1928) - actress - lived temporarily in Willmar
- Curt Swan (1920–1996) - graphic artist and draftsman - born in Willmar
Twin cities
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 14, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 14, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved February 14, 2013
