Menahga, Minnesota
Menahga | ||
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FIPS code 27-41660[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2395093[2] | |
Website | City website |
Menahga (
History
Menahga was platted in 1891, and named for an Ojibwe language word meaning "there are [many] blueberries".[6] A post office has been in operation at Menahga since 1891.[7]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 3.89 square miles (10.08 km2); 3.70 square miles (9.58 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water.[8]
The Blueberry River flows just north of the city.[9]
U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highway 87 are two of the city's main routes.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 413 | — | |
1910 | 346 | −16.2% | |
1920 | 478 | 38.2% | |
1930 | 486 | 1.7% | |
1940 | 768 | 58.0% | |
1950 | 849 | 10.5% | |
1960 | 799 | −5.9% | |
1970 | 835 | 4.5% | |
1980 | 980 | 17.4% | |
1990 | 1,076 | 9.8% | |
2000 | 1,220 | 13.4% | |
2010 | 1,306 | 7.0% | |
2020 | 1,340 | 2.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] |
2010 census
As of the
There were 569 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.1% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 3.01.
The median age in the city was 44.8 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 28.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.9% male and 54.1% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 491 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,232, and the median income for a family was $30,288. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $18,594 for females. The
Notable residents
The writer-illustrator Wallace Wood, best known as one of the original five Mad cartoonists, was born in Menahga on June 17, 1927. Bhob Stewart documented Wood's Menahga childhood in the illustrated biography Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2003).
College basketball head coach Don Monson was born in Menahga in 1933; he moved to Idaho as a child.[12]
Joseph Andrew Quinn, politician and lawyer was born in Menahga.[13]
Tourist attractions
Menahga is known for the legend of the fictional
Radio stations
- FM radio
- 89.3 KOPJLife Talk Radio
- 92.5 KXKK 92.5 Hot Country
- 94.5 Adult ContemporaryThe Arrow 94.7
- 97.5 KDKK 97.5 Music of Your Life
- 101.9 KQKK KQ102
- AM radio
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Menahga, Minnesota
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved April 23, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "The Ojibwe People's Dictionary". University of Minnesota.
- ^ "Wadena County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ISBN 0-89933-222-6.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 11, 1982). "Monson: Drive to win is way of life". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 26.
- ^ Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Joseph Andrew Quinn
- ^ "St. Urho". City of Menahga. (Menahga, Minnesota). Retrieved March 16, 2022.