Cohasset, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Cohasset is a city in Itasca County
, Minnesota
, USA
. The population was 2,698 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 2
serves as a main arterial route in the city.
, the city has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²), of which, 26.5 square miles (68.6 km²) of it is land and 8.8 square miles (22.8 km²) of it (24.82%) is water. It is the westernmost point of Minnesota's famed Iron Range
http://www.macalester.edu/geography/mage/urban/iron_range/images/refmapproj_small.jpg.
of 2000, there were 2,481 people, 960 households, and 740 families residing in the city. The population density
was 93.6 people per square mile (36.1/km²). There were 1,191 housing units at an average density of 44.9 per square mile (17.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.65% White, 0.20% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races
, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 960 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples
living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,054, and the median income for a family was $48,849. Males had a median income of $48,869 versus $25,250 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $21,071. About 4.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
Itasca County, Minnesota
Itasca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shortened version the Latin words veritas caput, meaning 'truth' and 'head', a reference to the source of the Mississippi River. As of 2010, the population was 45,058. Its county seat...
, 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...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 2,698 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 2
U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2 is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada...
serves as a main arterial route in the city.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²), of which, 26.5 square miles (68.6 km²) of it is land and 8.8 square miles (22.8 km²) of it (24.82%) is water. It is the westernmost point of Minnesota's famed Iron Range
Iron Range
The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,481 people, 960 households, and 740 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 93.6 people per square mile (36.1/km²). There were 1,191 housing units at an average density of 44.9 per square mile (17.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.65% White, 0.20% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 960 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,054, and the median income for a family was $48,849. Males had a median income of $48,869 versus $25,250 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 $21,071. About 4.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.