| Flensburg, Minnesota | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Flensburg, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Morrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.0 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| • Land | 6.9 sq mi (18.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 225 |
| • Density | 35.2/sq mi (13.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56328 |
| Area code(s) | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-21266[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0643739[3] |
Flensburg is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 225 at the 2010 census.[1] The name comes from the German town of Flensburg, a seaport in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
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Flensburg was platted in March 1890 by Olaf and Dagmar Searle. The post office began in 1892 and the city was incorporated as a village on June 17, 1911. After the Little Falls and Dakota Railroad was completed in 1882, there was a sidetrack to a mill, called Flen's Landing or Flynn's Siding, with a depot and named for J. C. Flynn of Little Falls, a teacher in the Little Falls schools in the late 1870s; later he was an inspector for the Northern Pacific Railroad and a representative in the state legislature.[4]
The First Mayor of Flensburg was German. The Majority of Flensburg's population is of Polish Descent.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), of which, 6.9 square miles (18 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.14%) is water.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 210 |
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| 1930 | 284 | 35.2% | |
| 1940 | 275 | −3.2% | |
| 1950 | 281 | 2.2% | |
| 1960 | 280 | −0.4% | |
| 1970 | 259 | −7.5% | |
| 1980 | 256 | −1.2% | |
| 1990 | 213 | −16.8% | |
| 2000 | 244 | 14.6% | |
| 2010 | 225 | −7.8% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 244 people, 89 households, and 63 families residing in the city. The population density was 35.2 people per square mile (13.6/km²). There were 92 housing units at an average density of 13.3 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.95% White, 0.82% Asian, and 1.23% from two or more races.
There were 89 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,107, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,652. About 4.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.6% of those sixty five or over.
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