Guide to Alvarado Minnesota

Alvarado (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	1990-2000 Change
Alvarado (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	Actual	Percent
Population	302	385	356	371	15	4.21
Land Area (sq. mile)	0.50	0.22	0.21	0.21	0.00	1.63
Density (persons per sq. mile)	604.00	1,750.00	1,695.24	1,738.35	43.12	2.54
Housing Units	116	162	171	179	8	4.68
Households	--	143	146	145	-1	-0.68
Persons Per Household	--	2.69	2.44	2.56	0.12	4.99

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 371 people, 145 households, and 100 families residing in the city. The population density was 682.1/km² (1,738.4/mi²). There were 179 housing units at an average density of 329.1/km² (838.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.72% White, 7.01% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.24% of the population.

There were 145 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $49,167. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,015. About 2.2% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

ALVARADO, a city in Vega Township, has the name of a seaport and river in Mexico, about 40 miles southeast of Vera Cruz. It is also the name of a small city in Texas and of villages in Indiana and California. It was first settled in 1879 and incorporated as a village on October 16, 1907; its post office began as Snake in 1888, named for its location on the Snake River, with Ole Sand, postmaster, in his store. When the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) came in 1903, its construction crew established the station name as Alvarado, so Sand with his brother moved the store and the post office in 1905, changing the post office name, and Sand's son, Martin H. Sand, became the new postmaster.