Longville, Minnesota
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Longville is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 180 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.23%) is water.
Longville is named for Long Lake, which is right next to the town, just west of the airport. The town has a rather large downtown, grocery store, and three hardware stores for such a small town. The reason being the town actually services many cabins on the surrounding lakes. In the winter the town is rather small with mostly locals, with the occasional cabin owner up from the cities visiting their cabin. In the summer, however, Longville comes alive. Longville is also the host to the yearly Turtle Races which run every Wednesday from July to August. The airport also services many people from the Twin Cities.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 180 people, 103 households, and 52 families residing in the city. The population density was 115.8/km² (301.7/mi²). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 96.5/km² (251.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.11% White, 3.33% Native American, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 103 households out of which 9.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.5% were non-families. 48.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 35.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.46.
In the city the population was spread out with 11.7% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 11.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 48.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,818, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,524. None of the families and 5.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.2% of those over 64.
[edit] Tourism
Longville claims to be home to the "world's largest turtle races". Every Wednesday through the summer, the town's main street is shut down in order to host said turtle races, along with side activities such as dance contests (chicken, hokey pokey, etc.) and other family fun.
Longville Municipal Airport is located within the city.
