Herman, Minnesota
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Herman is a city in Grant County
Grant County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 6 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
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. The population was 437 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Minnesota State Highways 9
Minnesota State Highway 9
Minnesota State Highway 9 is a highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 23 in New London and continues west and then north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 in Fairfax Township near Crookston.This highway has...

 and 27
Minnesota State Highway 27
Minnesota State Highway 27 is a highway in west-central and east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 28 in Browns Valley and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 35 in Moose Lake....

 are two of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 452 people, 203 households, and 127 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 437.2 people per square mile (169.4/km²). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 229.3 per square mile (88.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.23% White, 0.88% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.44% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 203 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,429, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $17,475. About 3.8% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Community

Herman was the home of the annual Herman Iron
Iron
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 Pour, where individuals could learn how to mold
Molding (process)
Molding or moulding is the process of manufacturing by shaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a pattern....

 and cast iron
Cast iron
Cast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...

 art.

The Herman Iron Pour is no longer active. The website, www.hermanironpour.org, is currently disabled. If interested, you can find a historical copy on the Wayback machine: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hermanironpour.com

Herman is also more widely known for its high number of eligible bachelors. The story drew worldwide recognition and later was made into a fictional movie Herman U. S. A.
Herman U. S. A.
-Synopsis:In a small Minnesota town, seventy-eight bachelor farmers advertise for companionship, leading to a response far outstripping expectations.-Cast:*Michael O'Keefe as Dennis*Kevin Chamberlin as Wayne*Enid Graham as Dorrie*Ann Hamilton as Sharon...

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Category:Populated places in Grant County, Minnesota

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