Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Otter Tail

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area_total_km2 = 6.9
area_land_km2 = 6.8
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 2.7
area_land_sq_mi = 2.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 230,074
population_density_km2 = 349.7
population_density_sq_mi = 905.8

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 398
elevation_ft = 1306
latd = 46 |latm = 34 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 96 |longm = 4 |longs = 53 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 56572
area_code = 218
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 27-50164GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0649246GR|3
website = [http://www.pelicanrapids.com www.pelicanrapids.com]
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Pelican Rapids is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,374 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.87%) is water.

U.S. Route 59 and Minnesota State Highway 108 are two of the main routes in the city.

Demographics

of any race were 23.59% of the population.

There were 884 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,232, and the median income for a family was $36,970. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $20,645 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,699. About 9.5% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.pelicanrapids.com City website]
* [http://www.pelicanrapidschamber.com Pelican Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://sites-of-memory.de/main/pelicanrapids.html War memorial in Pelican Rapids at "Sites of Memory"]