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Mahnomen
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Mahnomen County Courthouse in Mahnomen
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Location of the city of Mahnomen
within Mahnomen County, Minnesota |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Mahnomen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2) |
| • Land | 1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 1,214 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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1,231 |
| • Density | 1,175.74/sq mi (453.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
56557
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| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-39392 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0647385 |
Mahnomen ( mə-NOH-mən) is a city in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States, along the Wild Rice River. The population was 1,214 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Mahnomen County.
U.S. Highway 59 and Minnesota State Highway 200 are two of the main routes in Mahnomen.
History
"Mahnomen" comes from the Ojibwe name for wild rice.
A post office called Mahnomen has been in operation since 1904. Mahnomen City Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 796 | — | |
| 1920 | 1,076 | 35.2% | |
| 1930 | 989 | −8.1% | |
| 1940 | 1,429 | 44.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,464 | 2.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,462 | −0.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,313 | −10.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,283 | −2.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,154 | −10.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,202 | 4.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,214 | 1.0% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,231 | 1.4% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,214 people, 529 households, and 293 families living in the city. The population density was 1,145.3 inhabitants per square mile (442.2/km2). There were 582 housing units at an average density of 549.1 per square mile (212.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 59.3% White, 0.2% African American, 31.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 9.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 529 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.6% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.
The median age in the city was 44.8 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 28% were from 45 to 64; and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
Education
The city is served by Mahnomen ISD 432.
Notable people
- Nicholas Spaeth, North Dakota Attorney General, was born in Mahnomen.
See also
In Spanish: Mahnomen (Minnesota) para niños
