Guide to Sandstone Minnesota

Sandstone (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

1,641

1,594

2,057

1,549

2,849

+1,300

+83.93

Land Area (sq. mile)

5.40

4.19

4.27

5.30

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

303.89

380.43

481.73

292.47

537.55

+245.08

+83.93

Housing Units

414

533

538

634

652

+18

+2.84

Households

478

480

580

602

+22

+3.79

Persons Per Household

2.50

2.33

2.41

n/a

Sandstone is a city in Pine County, Minnesota. Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highways 18 and 23 are three of the main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.43 square miles (14.06 km2), of which 5.26 square miles (13.62 km2) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water. Sandstone is located on the Kettle River, known for its glacial kettles, and rapids well-loved by kayakers. The town was built-up around a large Sandstone quarry. Railroad conglomerate JJ Hill built many of the remaining sandstone structures in the town.

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,849 people, 602 households, and 362 families residing in the city. The population density was 541.6 inhabitants per square mile (209.1/km2). There were 652 housing units at an average density of 124.0 per square mile (47.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 71.5% White, 15.5% African American, 5.7% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.6% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.0% of the population.

There were 602 households of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.9% were married couples living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 34.9 years. 14.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 46.1% were from 25 to 44; 20.2% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 71.0% male and 29.0% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

SANDSTONE Township, organized October 22, 1895, and its city, platted in June 1887, were named for their extensive quarries of St. Croix sandstone in the bluffs of the Kettle River, which were first worked in August 1885. The city was incorporated as a village on September 28, 1887, and reincorporated and separated from the township on April 14, 1920. Quarries owned by William Henry Grant, Sr., a St. Paul attorney, were operated by his son, W. H. Grant, Jr., who was also the first postmaster when the post office was established in 1887. The village was destroyed during the Hinckley fire of 1894, the townsite abandoned, and a new village built on land donated by W. H. Grant, Sr.