Chisholm, Minnesota

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Chisholm is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,960 at the 2000 census.

Chisholm was founded by Archibald Mark Chisholm, known as Iron Man. [1]

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[edit] Geography

Location of Chisholm, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.3 km² (4.7 mi²). 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (7.17%) is water.

Chisholm is in the center of the Mesabi Iron Range, one of the four iron ranges in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,960 people, 2,178 households, and 1,287 families residing in the city. The population density was 436.2/km² (1,128.6/mi²). There were 2,375 housing units at an average density of 208.9/km² (540.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.92% White, 0.10% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 2,178 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,472, and the median income for a family was $40,431. Males had a median income of $35,972 versus $21,406 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,204. About 5.7% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

The Chisholm Independent School District draws students from the city of Chisholm and surrounding Balkan Township. The Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary School (named for the first two superintendents of the Chisholm school system) has classes for children from preschool through third grade. Chisholm Middle school has students in grades 4 through 8, and Chisholm High School has grades 9 through 12.

Chisholm high school sports teams (nickname: "Bluestreaks") participate in Class "A" of the Minnesota State High School League. Competitive varsity sports include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country running, football, softball, swimming and diving, track and field, and volleyball. Chisholm students join with students in nearby Hibbing to participate in alpine skiing, golf, gymnastics, hockey (boys), hockey (girls), and tennis.

[edit] Famous Chisholmites

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