Beaver Bay, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Beaver Bay is a city in Lake County
, Minnesota
, U.S.
The population was 181 at the 2010 census.
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Minnesota Highway 61
serves as a main arterial route in the city.
, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (52.43%) is water.
of 2000, there were 175 people, 93 households, and 50 families residing in the city. The population density
was 360.5 people per square mile (137.9/km²). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 286.3 per square mile (109.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.57% White, 2.86% African American, 2.29% Native American, 0.57% Asian, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. 38.3% were of Norwegian
, 11.7% German
, 9.2% American
, 9.2% Swedish, 5.8% Finnish, 5.0% English
, and 5.0% Irish
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 93 households out of which 14.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples
living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. Individuals comprised 40.9% of all households and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.48.
In the city the population was spread out with 15.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 121.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $18,415. About 15.9% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those sixty-five or over.
Lake County, Minnesota
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 10,866. Its county seat is Two Harbors. Lake County was founded on February 20, 1855, as Superior County, though its name was changed on March 3, of that year to St. Louis County. On March 1, 1856, St...
, 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...
, U.S.
United States
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The population was 181 at the 2010 census.
History
It is the oldest settlement on the NorthShore of Lake Superior. Est. in 1856. It is also the home of John BeargreaseJohn Beargrease
John Beargrease, born 1858 as the son of a minor Anishinaabe chief by the name of Makwabimidem , is best remembered as the winter mail carrier between Two Harbors, Minnesota and Grand Marais, Minnesota during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. John used a row boat and a dog sled to...
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Minnesota Highway 61
Minnesota State Highway 61
Minnesota State Highway 61 is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from the junction of Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota 61 in Duluth and continues northeast to its northern terminus at the U.S.-Canadian border near Grand Portage...
serves as a main arterial route in the city.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (52.43%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 175 people, 93 households, and 50 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 360.5 people per square mile (137.9/km²). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 286.3 per square mile (109.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.57% White, 2.86% African American, 2.29% Native American, 0.57% Asian, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. 38.3% were of Norwegian
Norwegians
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, 11.7% German
Germans
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, 9.2% American
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, 9.2% Swedish, 5.8% Finnish, 5.0% English
English people
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, and 5.0% 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 93 households out of which 14.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. Individuals comprised 40.9% of all households and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.48.
In the city the population was spread out with 15.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 121.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $17,500 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 $18,415. About 15.9% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those sixty-five or over.