Hallock, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Hallock is a city in and the county seat
of Kittson County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 981 at the 2010 census
.
, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), all of it land.
U.S. Route 75
and Minnesota State Highway 175
are two of the main routes in the city.
of 2000, there were 1,196 people, 485 households, and 305 families residing in the city. The population density
was 573.2 people per square mile (220.9/km²). There were 586 housing units at an average density of 280.9 per square mile (108.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.91% White, 0.08% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.59% from other races
, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population.
There were 485 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples
living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,063, and the median income for a family was $46,042. Males had a median income of $31,848 versus $21,136 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $18,156. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
was a noted professor of electrical engineering and the father of "SPICE
", a canonical circuit simulation program used for integrated circuit application.
Hallock, Minnesota was incorporated in 1887, and named after Charles Hallock, M.A. b. 13 March 1834, New York. d. 1917. He was a student at Yale, 1850–51, at Amherst in the class of 1854, 1851–52, and received his A.B. degree in 1871, A.M., 1879. He was assistant editor of the New Haven Register, 1854–56; proprietor and associate editor of the New York Journal of Commerce, of which his father was editor, 1856–62; for several years a commission merchant, banker and editor in St. John and Halifax, N.B.: incorporator and director of the Flushing and Queens county bank in 1873, and founder and proprietor of Forest and Stream, 1873-80. He experimented in sun-flower culture, using the seed for oil; in sheep raising on Indian reservations; in establishing a reservation for sportsmen in Minnesota; in the development of Alaska and Florida, and of special industries in North Carolina; and in various other sanitary and economic schemes. He originated the code of uniform game laws and incorporated with Fayette S. Giles and others the first great American game preserve at Blooming Grove, Pike county, Pa. He is the author of: Recluse of the Oconee (1854); Life of Stonewall Jackson (1863): The Fishing Tourist (1873); Camp Life in Florida (1875); The Sportsman's Gazetteer (1877); Vacation Rambles in Michigan (1877); American Club List and Glossary (1878): Our New Alaska (1886); The Salmon Fisher (1890) and contributions to periodicals.
substituting as Brainerd, Minnesota
.
County seat
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of Kittson County
Kittson County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,285 people, 2,167 households, and 1,447 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile . There were 2,719 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 981 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), all of it land.
U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side of a closed border crossing. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 30 and Interstate 45 in Dallas,...
and Minnesota State Highway 175
Minnesota State Highway 175
Minnesota State Highway 175 is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 5 at the North Dakota state line and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S...
are two of the main routes in the city.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,196 people, 485 households, and 305 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 573.2 people per square mile (220.9/km²). There were 586 housing units at an average density of 280.9 per square mile (108.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.91% White, 0.08% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.59% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population.
There were 485 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,063, and the median income for a family was $46,042. Males had a median income of $31,848 versus $21,136 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 $18,156. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
Noted residents
Born in Hallock, Donald PedersonDonald Pederson
Donald O. Pederson was an American professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and one of the designers of SPICE, the canonical integrated circuit simulator.- Biography :...
was a noted professor of electrical engineering and the father of "SPICE
SPICE
SPICE is a general-purpose, open source analog electronic circuit simulator.It is a powerful program that is used in integrated circuit and board-level design to check the integrity of circuit designs and to predict circuit behavior.- Introduction :Unlike board-level designs composed of discrete...
", a canonical circuit simulation program used for integrated circuit application.
Hallock, Minnesota was incorporated in 1887, and named after Charles Hallock, M.A. b. 13 March 1834, New York. d. 1917. He was a student at Yale, 1850–51, at Amherst in the class of 1854, 1851–52, and received his A.B. degree in 1871, A.M., 1879. He was assistant editor of the New Haven Register, 1854–56; proprietor and associate editor of the New York Journal of Commerce, of which his father was editor, 1856–62; for several years a commission merchant, banker and editor in St. John and Halifax, N.B.: incorporator and director of the Flushing and Queens county bank in 1873, and founder and proprietor of Forest and Stream, 1873-80. He experimented in sun-flower culture, using the seed for oil; in sheep raising on Indian reservations; in establishing a reservation for sportsmen in Minnesota; in the development of Alaska and Florida, and of special industries in North Carolina; and in various other sanitary and economic schemes. He originated the code of uniform game laws and incorporated with Fayette S. Giles and others the first great American game preserve at Blooming Grove, Pike county, Pa. He is the author of: Recluse of the Oconee (1854); Life of Stonewall Jackson (1863): The Fishing Tourist (1873); Camp Life in Florida (1875); The Sportsman's Gazetteer (1877); Vacation Rambles in Michigan (1877); American Club List and Glossary (1878): Our New Alaska (1886); The Salmon Fisher (1890) and contributions to periodicals.
In popular culture
Hallock was featured in the 1996 film FargoFargo (film)
Fargo is a 1996 American dark comedy-crime film produced, directed and written by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Frances McDormand as a pregnant police chief who investigates a series of homicides, William H...
substituting as Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,590 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County and one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota...
.