Mahnomen, Minnesota
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Mahnomen is a city in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, along the Wild Rice River. The population was 1,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mahnomen County6.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,202 people, 532 households, and 311 families residing in the city. The population density was 483.4/km² (1,252.9/mi²). There were 576 housing units at an average density of 231.7/km² (600.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.29% White, 0.08% African American, 16.06% Native American, and 9.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.
There were 532 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,000, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $24,479 versus $21,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,538. About 9.8% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.
