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Heron Lake, Minnesota

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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.4% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.30.
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of 2000, there were 768 people, 285 households, and 174 families residing in the city. The population density was 723.4 inhabitants per square mile (279.3/km). There were 322 housing units at an average density of 303.3 per square mile (117.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 92.58%
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The median age in the city was 41.5 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 32,222, and the median income for a family was $ 40,625. Males had a median income of $ 28,958 versus $ 19,219 for females. The
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was 545.3 inhabitants per square mile (210.5/km). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 268.0 per square mile (103.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 92.1%
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A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways
1292: 1282: 1272: 1252: 1242: 1237: 1312: 1267: 1232: 737:(1897-1975), hailed from the small town of Heron Lake. Mr. Buckeye played both baseball and football professionally between 1918 and 1928. 1423: 1277: 1247: 1262: 1222: 1302: 1257: 812: 1287: 1217: 1104: 858: 270: 772: 1089: 280: 1097: 834: 830: 798: 780: 221: 776: 633: 882: 827: 816: 637: 121: 704:
There were 285 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were
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There were 306 households, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were
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of 2010, there were 698 people, 306 households, and 164 families residing in the city. The
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heron Lake, Minnesota
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Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Harvey Edwin Swennes
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Heron Lake was named after the Black-Crowned Night Heron.
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Heron Lake was named in 1870 after a local lake where
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City

Location of Heron Lake, Minnesota
43°47′53″N 95°19′11″W / 43.79806°N 95.31972°W / 43.79806; -95.31972
Country
State
Minnesota
County
Jackson
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
507
FIPS code
GNIS
www.heronlakecity.org
Jackson County
Minnesota
2010 census
great blue herons
United States Census Bureau
Minnesota State Highway 60
1880
1890
1900
1910

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