Arlington, Minnesota
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As of the census
of 2000, there were 2,048 people, 828 households, and 523 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,395.1 people per square mile (537.9/km²). There were 859 housing units at an average density of 585.2 per square mile (225.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.02% White, 0.24% African American, 0.39% Asian, 3.91% from other races
, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.05% of the population.
There were 828 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples
living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,632, and the median income for a family was $49,231. Males had a median income of $31,603 versus $20,888 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $18,458. About 3.7% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 2,048 people, 828 households, and 523 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,395.1 people per square mile (537.9/km²). There were 859 housing units at an average density of 585.2 per square mile (225.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.02% White, 0.24% African American, 0.39% Asian, 3.91% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.05% of the population.
There were 828 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% 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, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,632, and the median income for a family was $49,231. Males had a median income of $31,603 versus $20,888 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 $18,458. About 3.7% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable natives and residents
- John McGovernJohn McGovern (football)John McGovern was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966....
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of FameCollege Football Hall of FameThe College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1966. - Anne PanningAnne PanningAnne Panning is an award winning writer of both fiction and nonfiction. She teaches English at State University of New York at Brockport and co-directs the Brockport Writers Forum.-Biography:...
- Co-directs the Brockport Writers ForumBrockport Writers ForumA series readings and interviews founded in 1967 at the State University of New York College at Brockport by Gregory FitzGerald, then as Associate Professor in the English Department. FitzGerald, a poet and fiction writer himself, was the first faculty member to teach a creative writing...
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