Guide to Elba Minnesota

Elba (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

158

198

220

214

152

-62

-28.97

Land Area (sq. mile)

2.10

2.06

2.04

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

75.24

96.12

107.84

104.95

74.51

-30.44

-29.00

Housing Units

-1

-1.29

Households

-2

-2.78

Persons Per Household

2.96

2.82

2.97

2.17

-0.80

-26.94

Elba is a city in Winona County, Minnesota. It is on Minnesota State Highway 74 just north of Whitewater State Park. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.04 square miles (5.28 km2), all of it land. The elevation is 738 ft (225 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 214 people, 72 households, and 58 families residing in the city. The population density was 105.0 people per square mile (40.5/km²). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 37.8/sq mi (14.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 72 households out of which 51.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $41,042. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,398. About 3.5% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.7% of those sixty five or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

ELBA Township, organized May 11, 1858, and its city in sections 3, 9, and 10, founded in 1856, bear the name of an island of Italy, famed for its rich deposits of iron ore. Napoleon was confined there in 1814-15. The city was incorporated as a village on March 9, 1894; the post office operated 1858-1960 and then served as a rural branch until 1965.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

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Whitewater State Park
19041 Highway 74
Altura, MN 55910
Phone: (507) 932-3007

Picturesque limestone bluffs and deep ravines make Whitewater a very popular southeastern state park. The 2,700 acre park is an angler's paradise with brown, brook, and rainbow trout swimming in the spring-fed Whitewater River and Trout Run Creek. Visitors enjoy a sandy swimming beach, a year-round visitor center, easy-to-challenging hiking trails, camping, a group camp, and a modern group center.

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Elba City Offices 125 W Hill Street Altura, MN 55910 Phone: (507) 932-5987
Elba Creamery 1230 S Main Street Altura, MN 55910 Phone: (507) 932-6571
Elba House 1185 S Main Street Altura, MN 55910 Phone: (507) 932-4578
Mauer Brothers Liquors 1200 S Main Street Altura, MN 55910 Phone: (507) 932-9957
Pork and Plants LLC 16378 County Road 114 Altura, MN 55910 Phone: (507) 689-2678 Web: www.porkandplants.com
Sidekick Grill 1200 S Main Street Altura, MN 55910 Phone: (507) 932-9957

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