McGrath, Minnesota
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McGrath is a city in Aitkin County
Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population is 16,202. Its county seat is Aitkin. A portion of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county.-History:...

, Minnesota
Minnesota
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 80 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.

Minnesota State Highways 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....

 / 65
Minnesota State Highway 65
Minnesota State Highway 65 is a highway in east-central and northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Washington Avenue at the north end of downtown Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S...

 (co-signed
Concurrency (road)
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) and 18
Minnesota State Highway 18
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 are two of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 65 people, 26 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 175.1 people per square mile (67.8/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 110.4 per square mile (42.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.85% White, 1.54% African American, 1.54% Asian, and 3.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.38% of the population. 72.3% were of German
Germans
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, 10.6% Norwegian
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, 6.4% Czech and 6.4% Danish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 26 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 42.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.69.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,250, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $9,540. There were 18.2% of families and 12.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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