Guide to Grasston Minnesota

Grasston (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

132

123

119

105

158

+53

+50.48

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.40

0.67

0.95

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

330.00

183.58

125.26

110.50

166.32

+55.82

+50.52

Housing Units

+17

+36.96

Households

+11

+26.19

Persons Per Household

2.80

2.70

2.50

2.98

+0.48

+19.20

Grasston is a city in Kanabec County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highways 70 and 107 are two of the main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.95 square miles (2.46 km2), of which 0.91 square miles (2.36 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. The elevation is 968 ft (295 m) above sea level. The Snake River flows nearby.

As of the census of 2010, there were 158 people, 53 households, and 41 families residing in the city. The population density was 173.6 inhabitants per square mile (67.0/km2). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 69.2 per square mile (26.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 53 households of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.32.

The median age in the city was 34 years. 29.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.3% male and 48.7% female

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

GRASSTON, a city in section 12 of Grass Lake Township, was incorporated on October 21, 1907, and separated from the township on April 8, 1908; it was established in 1898 on a side track of the Great Northern Railway and platted on June 6, 1899. John A. Swan owned the land and suggested Swanville, but the name was already in use in the state; also suggested was Oxenville, but the railroad selected Grasston, and Swan agreed. The post office began in 1899, with Annie Swan, first postmaster.

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