Littlefork, Minnesota

Littlefork, Minnesota
—  City  —
Location of Littlefork, Minnesota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Koochiching
Area
 • Total 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
 • Land 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,115 ft (340 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 647
 • Density 577.1/sq mi (222.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56653
Area code(s) 218
FIPS code 27-37592[2]
GNIS feature ID 0646969[3]

Littlefork is a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 647 at the 2010 census.[1]

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all of it land.

U.S. Route 71 and State Highways 65 and 217 are three of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 680 people, 268 households, and 177 families residing in the city. The population density was 577.1 people per square mile (222.5/km²). There were 302 housing units at an average density of 256.3 per square mile (98.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.41% white, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 268 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $510,417. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,532. About 4.8% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

Facilities

Two gas stations, two nursing homes, apartments, grocery store, hardware store, welding shop, two restaurants, post office, two banks, two liquor stores, school, two parks, boat landing, two RV parkings, and logging resources.

References

  1. ^ a b "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.