Welcome, Minnesota
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Welcome is a city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 721 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²), all land. There are 40,000 people currently living in Welcome.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 721 people, 310 households, and 200 families residing in the city. The population density was 305.9/km² (792.4/mi²). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 147.2/km² (381.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.14% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 310 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,125, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $30,875 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,539. About 3.9% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Name
When they renamed the city, they wanted tourists and everyone to know that this is a nice place and that they were welcome. Therefore naming it Welcome, MN.
