- Morristown, Minnesota
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Morristown, Minnesota — City — Location of Morristown, Minnesota Coordinates: 44°13′37″N 93°26′37″W / 44.22694°N 93.44361°W Country United States State Minnesota County Rice Area – Total 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) – Land 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation 1,004 ft (306 m) Population (2010)[1] – Total 987 – Density 1,130.4/sq mi (436.5/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 55052 Area code(s) 507 FIPS code 27-44296[2] GNIS feature ID 0648124[3] Morristown is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 987 at the 2010 census.[1] Morristown was founded on land which Sarah Morris, widow of early settler Jonathon Morris, had surveyed into town lots.[4]
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (4.40%) is water.
Minnesota State Highway 60 serves as a main route in the community.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 981 people, 363 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,130.4 people per square mile (435.4/km²). There were 374 housing units at an average density of 431.0 per square mile (166.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.86% White, 0.10% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.51% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.15% of the population.
There were 363 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,538, and the median income for a family was $41,382. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $24,808 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,762. About 7.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Henry Waldo Coe, frontier physician and politician
Sports
The town is home to a baseball team called the Morristown Morries.
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.
- ^ mhistory
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Municipalities and communities of Rice County, Minnesota Cities Townships Bridgewater | Cannon City | Erin | Forest | Morristown | Northfield | Richland | Shieldsville | Walcott | Warsaw | Webster | Wells | Wheatland | Wheeling
Unincorporated
communitiesCannon City | Little Chicago | Moland‡ | Ruskin | Warsaw
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Coordinates: 44°13′38″N 93°26′41″W / 44.22722°N 93.44472°W
Categories:- Cities in Minnesota
- Populated places in Rice County, Minnesota
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