Waltham, Minnesota

Coordinates: 43°49′18″N 92°52′38″W / 43.82167°N 92.87722°W / 43.82167; -92.87722
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Waltham, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-67918[4]
GNIS feature ID2397185[2]

Waltham is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 164 at the 2020 census.[3]

History

Waltham was platted in 1885 and named after Waltham, Massachusetts.[5]

Geography

The community is in northwestern Mower County, surrounded by Waltham and independent of it. Minnesota State Highway 56 runs along the eastern border of the city, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Hayfield and south the same distance to Brownsdale. Austin, the Mower county seat, is 15 miles (24 km) to the southwest via MN 56 and Interstate 90.

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, Waltham has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.[1] It drains westward toward the Cedar River, a south-flowing tributary of the Iowa River
.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900150
191017013.3%
19201805.9%
19301905.6%
1940172−9.5%
195021223.3%
1960207−2.4%
1970189−8.7%
1980176−6.9%
1990170−3.4%
200019615.3%
2010151−23.0%
20201648.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 67 households, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.3% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.5% were from 25 to 44; 33.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.3% male and 45.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 6.63% of the population.

There were 68 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,042 for females. The

poverty line
, including 8.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waltham, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Waltham city, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 362.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

Further reading

  • Mower County History Committee (1984). Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota. Lake Mills, Iowa: Graphic Pub. Co.
    OCLC 13009348
    .

43°49′18″N 92°52′38″W / 43.82167°N 92.87722°W / 43.82167; -92.87722