Wolverton, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Wolverton is a city in Wilkin County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 142 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Wahpeton
, ND
–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
, the city has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 122 people, 55 households, and 32 families residing in the city. The population density
was 429.4 people per square mile (168.2/km²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 256.9 per square mile (100.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.72% White, 2.46% from other races
, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.
There were 55 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples
living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,063, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $28,000 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,839. There were 11.1% of families and 15.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 32.3% of under eighteens and 6.7% of those over 64.
Wilkin County, Minnesota
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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 142 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Wahpeton
Wahpeton, North Dakota
The first European explorer in the area was Jonathan Carver in 1767. He explored and mapped the Northwest at the request of Major Robert Rogers, commander of Fort Michilimackinac, the British fort at Mackinaw City, Michigan, which protected the passage between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron...
, ND
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area
Wahpeton micropolitan area
The Wahpeton Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in southeast North Dakota and one in west central Minnesota, anchored by the city of Wahpeton, North Dakota...
.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 122 people, 55 households, and 32 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 429.4 people per square mile (168.2/km²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 256.9 per square mile (100.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.72% White, 2.46% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.
There were 55 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,063, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $28,000 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 $16,839. There were 11.1% of families and 15.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 32.3% of under eighteens and 6.7% of those over 64.