Littlefork, Minnesota
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Littlefork is a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 680 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 680 people, 268 households, and 177 families residing in the city. The population density was 222.5/km² (577.1/mi²). There were 302 housing units at an average density of 98.8/km² (256.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.41% White, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.
There were 268 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% 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 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $50,417. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,532. About 4.8% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.
Littlefork is home to Littlefork-Big Falls school, and their mascot is the Vikings. Littlefork is home to several churches, the largest one being Littlefork Lutheran church. Littlefork has one of the premier hardware stores in the area, Polkinghorne's Hardware Hank on Main street.
