Coates, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Coates is a city in the U.S. state
of Minnesota
located west of the Upper Mississippi River
on the exurban fringe in central Dakota County
. U.S. Highway 52
connects north to Saint Paul
while County Road 46 draws east-west to nearby suburban cities. The population was 161 at the 2010 census. It is named for Civil War Captain Henry C. Coates who served in the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
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Major employers are in trucking, moving and recycling services. The city is popular with Twin Citians for the House of Coates, a burger joint since 1962. St. Agatha's Catholic Church serves as city hall. Originally a rural post office hub in the 1900s, the U.S. Postal Service now designates addresses as part of larger Rosemount. The city incorporated in 1953 on the northwest corner of Vermilion Township and was named for early settler G. A. Coates.
, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 163 people, 64 households, and 36 families residing in the city. The population density
was 116.9 people per square mile (45.3/km²). There were 66 housing units at an average density of 47.3 per square mile (18.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.48% White, 0.61% Native American, 4.29% Asian, and 0.61% from two or more races.
There were 64 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples
living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 123.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,958, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $20,348. About 5.3% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.
U.S. state
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of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
located west of the Upper Mississippi River
Upper Mississippi River
The Upper Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River upstream of Cairo, Illinois, United States. From the headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, the river flows approximately 2000 kilometers to Cairo, where it is joined by the Ohio River to form the Lower Mississippi...
on the exurban fringe in central Dakota County
Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the thirteenth...
. U.S. Highway 52
U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota
U.S. Highway 52 enters the state of Minnesota at the unincorporated community of Prosper, north of the town of Burr Oak, Iowa. The route is marked north–south in Minnesota along its independent segment from the Iowa state line to downtown St. Paul...
connects north to Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
while County Road 46 draws east-west to nearby suburban cities. The population was 161 at the 2010 census. It is named for Civil War Captain Henry C. Coates who served in the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
The 1st Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was noted in particular for its gallant service and heavy casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg....
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Major employers are in trucking, moving and recycling services. The city is popular with Twin Citians for the House of Coates, a burger joint since 1962. St. Agatha's Catholic Church serves as city hall. Originally a rural post office hub in the 1900s, the U.S. Postal Service now designates addresses as part of larger Rosemount. The city incorporated in 1953 on the northwest corner of Vermilion Township and was named for early settler G. A. Coates.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 163 people, 64 households, and 36 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 116.9 people per square mile (45.3/km²). There were 66 housing units at an average density of 47.3 per square mile (18.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.48% White, 0.61% Native American, 4.29% Asian, and 0.61% from two or more races.
There were 64 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 123.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,958, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $20,348. About 5.3% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.