Pine River, Minnesota

Pine River, Minnesota
—  City  —
Location of Pine River, Minnesota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Cass
Area
 • Total 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2)
 • Land 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 1,293 ft (394 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 944
 • Density 858.2/sq mi (325.5/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56474
Area code(s) 218
FIPS code 27-51280[2]
GNIS feature ID 0649494[3]

Pine River is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 944 at the 2010 census.[1] It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (3.48%) is water.

Minnesota State Highways 84 and 371 are two of the main routes in the community. Although, there are many county roads interconnecting Pine River to the surrounding communities.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1910 329
1920 442 34.3%
1930 422 −4.5%
1940 574 36.0%
1950 835 45.5%
1960 775 −7.2%
1970 803 3.6%
1980 881 9.7%
1990 871 −1.1%
2000 928 6.5%
2010 944 1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 928 people, 438 households, and 216 families residing in the city. The population density was 834.6 people per square mile (322.8/km²). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 417.3 per square mile (161.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.77% White, 0.75% African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 438 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.5% were non-families. 48.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 35.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 78.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,480, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $25,714 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,571. About 10.1% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.

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