Marble, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Marble is a city in Itasca County
, Minnesota
, USA
. It is part of the chain of small mining towns known as the Iron Range. Many mines have since shut down and stressed the local economy. The population was 701 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 169
serves as a main arterial route in the community.
, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²), of which, 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (2.27%) is water.
of 2000, there were 695 people, 287 households, and 179 families residing in the city. The population density
was 161.3 people per square mile (62.3/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 71.5 per square mile (27.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.83% White, 1.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.14% from other races
, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.
There were 287 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples
living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,361, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $25,875 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $14,620. About 11.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
Itasca County, Minnesota
Itasca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shortened version the Latin words veritas caput, meaning 'truth' and 'head', a reference to the source of the Mississippi River. As of 2010, the population was 45,058. Its county seat...
, 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...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of the chain of small mining towns known as the Iron Range. Many mines have since shut down and stressed the local economy. The population was 701 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 169
U.S. Route 169
U.S. Route 169 currently runs for 966 miles from the city of Virginia, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma at U.S. Route 64.-Oklahoma:U.S. Highway 169 is a major south–north highway spanning in Oklahoma. The southern terminus for US-169 is Memorial Drive...
serves as a main arterial route in the community.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²), of which, 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (2.27%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 695 people, 287 households, and 179 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 161.3 people per square mile (62.3/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 71.5 per square mile (27.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.83% White, 1.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.
There were 287 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% 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, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,361, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $25,875 versus $22,188 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 $14,620. About 11.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.