- Mapleton, Minnesota
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Mapleton, Minnesota — City — The Main Street Commercial Buildings district is on the National Register of Historic Places
Nickname(s): Curling Capital of Southern Minnesota Location of Mapleton, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°55′38″N 93°57′19″W / 43.92722°N 93.95528°W Country United States State Minnesota County Blue Earth Government - Type Mayor - Council - Mayor Jim Swanson Area - Total 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) - Land 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 1,037 ft (316 m) Population (2010)[1] - Total 1,756 - Density 1,117.8/sq mi (431.6/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 56065 Area code(s) 507 FIPS code 27-40310[2] GNIS feature ID 0647500[3] Website www.mapletonmn.com Mapleton is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,756 at the 2010 census.[1] It is part of the Mankato–North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
The Lucas Troendle House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highways 22 and 30 are two of the main routes in the city.
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1880 351 — 1890 607 72.9% 1900 1,008 66.1% 1910 809 −19.7% 1920 857 5.9% 1930 862 0.6% 1940 1,070 24.1% 1950 1,083 1.2% 1960 1,107 2.2% 1970 1,307 18.1% 1980 1,516 16.0% 1990 1,526 0.7% 2000 1,678 10.0% 2010 1,756 4.6% U.S. Decennial Census As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,678 people, 637 households, and 443 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,117.8 people per square mile (431.9/km²). There were 656 housing units at an average density of 437.0 per square mile (168.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.79% White, 0.48% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.46% of the population.
There were 637 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,790, and the median income for a family was $48,250. Males had a median income of $29,718 versus $20,656 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,375. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Maple River Senior High School is located in the city.
Politics
James Swanson is the current mayor of Mapleton.
References
- ^ a b "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Municipalities and communities of Blue Earth County, Minnesota Cities Amboy | Eagle Lake | Good Thunder | Lake Crystal | Madison Lake | Mankato‡ | Mapleton | Minnesota Lake‡ | North Mankato‡ | Pemberton | Skyline | St. Clair | Vernon Center
Townships Beauford | Butternut Valley | Cambria | Ceresco | Danville | Decoria | Garden City | Jamestown | Judson | Le Ray | Lime | Lincoln | Lyra | Mankato | Mapleton | McPherson | Medo | Pleasant Mound | Rapidan | Shelby | South Bend | Sterling | Vernon Center
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Coordinates: 43°55′44″N 93°57′22″W / 43.92889°N 93.95611°W
Categories:- Populated places in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
- Cities in Minnesota
- Mankato – North Mankato metropolitan area
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