Brownsdale, Minnesota

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Brownsdale is a city in Mower County, Minnesota in Red Rock Township. The population was 718 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 718 people, 290 households, and 198 families residing in the city. The population density was 602.7/km² (1,574.4/mi²). There were 312 housing units at an average density of 261.9/km² (684.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.40% White, 3.48% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.48% of the population.

There were 290 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $43,864. Males had a median income of $31,842 versus $22,031 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,778. About 4.5% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.