Aldrich, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Aldrich is a city in Wadena County
, Minnesota
, United States
, along the Partridge River
. The population was 48 at the 2010 census. The small community holds the distinction as the first permanent settlement in Wadena County and the first to establish a post office. It is also home to the first Catholic church in the area, established in 1870, as a mission church.
, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
U.S. Route 10
serves as a main route in the community.
of 2000, there were 53 people, 26 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The population density
was 111.6 people per square mile (43.5/km²). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 65.3 per square mile (25.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.11% White, and 1.89% from two or more races. 52.9% were of German
, 15.7% Norwegian
, 7.8% Swedish and 5.9% Irish
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 26 households out of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples
living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. 34.6% 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 2.04 and the average family size was 2.64.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.0% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 28.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $14,598. There were no families and 13.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Wadena County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,713 people, 5,426 households, and 3,608 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 6,334 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the Partridge River
Partridge River (Crow Wing River)
The Partridge River and its tributary the Little Partridge River are small rivers in rural west-central Minnesota in the United States. The Partridge is a tributary of the Crow Wing River, via which it is part of the Mississippi River watershed....
. The population was 48 at the 2010 census. The small community holds the distinction as the first permanent settlement in Wadena County and the first to establish a post office. It is also home to the first Catholic church in the area, established in 1870, as a mission church.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
U.S. Route 10
U.S. Route 10
U.S. Route 10 is an east–west United States highway formed in 1926. Though it never became the cross-country highway suggested by the "0" as the last digit of its route number, U.S...
serves as a main route in the community.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 53 people, 26 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 111.6 people per square mile (43.5/km²). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 65.3 per square mile (25.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.11% White, and 1.89% from two or more races. 52.9% were of German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, 15.7% Norwegian
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
, 7.8% Swedish and 5.9% Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 26 households out of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. 34.6% 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 2.04 and the average family size was 2.64.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.0% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 28.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $14,598. There were no families and 13.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.