Grove City, Minnesota
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Grove City is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 608 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (7.25%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 608 people, 257 households, and 160 families residing in the city. The population density was 366.8/km² (951.8/mi²). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 163.5/km² (424.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.86% White, 0.33% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.96% of the population.
There were 257 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,313, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,237. About 9.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below th poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.
