Carlton, Minnesota
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Carlton is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 810 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carlton County6.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.3 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (8.85%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 810 people, 306 households, and 179 families residing in the city. The population density was 151.8/km² (393.8/mi²). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 60.9/km² (158.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.19% White, 3.46% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 306 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,477, and the median income for a family was $44,792. Males had a median income of $32,614 versus $21,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,586. About 6.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
