Guide to Okabena Minnesota

Okabena (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

237

263

223

185

188

+1.62

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.20

0.35

0.21

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

1,185.0

751.4

1,061.9

893.3

895.2

+1.94

+1.62

Housing Units

102

-1

-1.15

Households

-2

-2.63

Persons Per Household

2.74

2.45

2.43

2.54

+0.11

+4.53

Okabena is a city in Jackson County, Minnesota. The community is located on County Roads 9 and 20 west of South Heron Lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 1,421 ft (433 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 188 people, 74 households, and 54 families residing in the city. The population density was 895.2 inhabitants per square mile (345.6 /km2). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 409.5 per square mile (158.1 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.6% White, 1.1% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 3.2% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.8% of the population.

There were 74 households of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.3% 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 2.54 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the city was 37.8 years. 30.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

OKABENA, a city in sections 7 and 8 of West Heron Lake Township, was founded in September 1879, taking the Dakota name of the lake, which means, as before noted, "the nesting place of herons." It was incorporated as a village and separated from the township on July 30, 1938; its post office operated 1880-84 and reestablished in 1892. In 1897 Henry J. Schumacher purchased the townsite, platted it, and built a hotel; he sold the townsite in 1905 to Ferdinand Milbrath and his son, Edward. The Milbraths purchased the Okebena Clay Works, a brick and tile manufacturing company begun in 1897 and incorporated in 1916 with Edward Milbrath, president.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Consolidated School, Okabena Minnesota, 1922
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Lake Name

Size
(acres)

Lake info

Lake Map

Rec Map

Topo Map

Heron

2,845

American Legion PO Box 73 Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4575
Asmus Farm Supply 102 S Front Street Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4441
FCA Co-op 199 S Front Street Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4677
FCA Co-op 227 N Highway 86 Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 662-5285
First State Bank 117 S Minnesota Avenue Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4421
Jansma Repair 201 S Front Street Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4705
Mike's Mini Excavating 100 N Minnesota Avenue Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4680
Municipal Liquor Store 100 E Jackson Street Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4562
Okabena City Hall 101 N Minnesota Avenue Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4500
Okabena Insurance 117 S Minnesota Avenue Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4421
Pomerenke Farms 37252 830th Street Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4619
US Post Office 112 S Minnesota Avenue Okabena, MN 56161-4003 Phone: (507) 853-4592 Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS Web: www.usps.com
Williamson Welding Supply 109 S Minnesota Avenue Okabena, MN 56161 Phone: (507) 853-4742

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