Luverne, Minnesota

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Luverne is a city in Rock County, Minnesota, along the Rock River. The population was 4,617 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rock County ⁶.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²). 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.29% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 4,617 people, 1,968 households, and 1,247 families residing in the city. The population density was 524.3/km² (1,356.1/mi²). There were 2,161 housing units at an average density of 245.4/km² (634.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.67% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 1,968 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males The median income for a household in the city was $36,271, and the median income for a family was $46,745. Males had a median income of $30,549 versus $22,660 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,692. About 5.7% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.