Royalton, Minnesota
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Royalton is a town in the state of Minnesota, along the Platte River. The population was 816 at the 2000 census. The town is located mainly in Morrison County, but extends into Benton County as well.
[edit] History
In 1853, R.D Kinney came to the then territory of Minnesota from Vermont as a missionary to the Native Americans. Soon after arriving he built his house on the location of present day Royalton. The post office then appointed him postmaster and asked for suggestions for names for the post office. Kinney suggested Royalton because it was the name of his home town in Vermont and the post office took his suggestion. A complete history of Royalton and the surrounding area is available at http://www.mipaca.com/tburrows/history.html
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 816 people, 322 households, and 209 families residing in the town. The population density was 183.2/km² (473.7/mi²). There were 328 housing units at an average density of 73.6/km² (190.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.77% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.49% Pacific Islander, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.
There were 322 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,173, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $31,167 versus $20,446 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,926. About 6.3% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
