Guide to Margie Minnesota

South Koochiching
(unorganized teritory)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

267

189

-78

-29.21

Land Area (sq. mile)

844.4

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

0.32

0.22

-0.10

-29.21

Housing Units

408

385

-23

-5.64

Households

121

-24

-19.83

Persons Per Household

2.21

1.95

-0.26

-11.76

Margie is an unincorporated community in Koochiching County located near Big Falls. Margie is located in the South Koochiching unorganized territory. Dinner Creek flows through the community. Margie is located within the Pine Island State Forest.

South Koochiching is an unorganized territory in Koochiching County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 845.5 square miles (2,189.7 km²), of which 844.4 square miles (2,186.9 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 267 people, 121 households, and 86 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 0.3 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 408 housing units at an average density of 0.5/sq mi (0.2/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 94.76% White, 3.75% Native American, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 121 households out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.0 males.

The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $33,250, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $16,295. About 2.2% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under the age of 18 and 17.3% of those 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

MARGIE, a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad in T. 153N, R. 26W (Dinner Creek), section 2, with a post office established in 1903 and named for the daughter of postmaster Westley Horton, the post office being located in their store. It was located at a site on high land between two swamps; there were several stores and a sawmill.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Restaurant, pool room in Margie Minnesota, 1937
Courtesy US Library of Congress - click image to enlarge

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