Center City, Minnesota

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Center City is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 582 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chisago County ⁶.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.08% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 582 people, 194 households, and 148 families residing in the city. The population density was 478.1/km² (1,240.8/mi²). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 175.8/km² (456.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.91% White, 0.69% African American, 2.06% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 194 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 112.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,594, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $39,205 versus $30,156 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,774. About 0.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.