Holdingford, Minnesota

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Holdingford is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 736 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Holdingford, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

Some say that Lake Wobegon is near Holdingford
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Some say that Lake Wobegon is near Holdingford

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 736 people, 286 households, and 197 families residing in the city. The population density was 458.3/km² (1,182.1/mi²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 185.0/km² (477.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.18% White, 0.54% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.

There were 286 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

One of many references to Lake Wobegon in Holdingford
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One of many references to Lake Wobegon in Holdingford

The median income for a household in the city was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $42,788. Males had a median income of $31,053 versus $21,141 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,410. About 6.2% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

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