Guide to Arco Minnesota

Arco (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

121

104

100

-25

-25.0

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.70

0.72

0.65

Density (persons per sq. mile)

172.86

133.33

160.00

154.55

Housing Units

0.00

Households

-7

-15.91

Persons Per Household

2.09

2.21

2.27

2.03

-0.23

Arco is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (15.58%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 100 people, 44 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density was 154.6 people per square mile (59.4/km²). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 78.8/sq mi (30.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.00% White, 1.00% Native American, and 1.00% from two or more races.

There were 44 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,479. There were 6.9% of families and 4.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.9% of those over 64.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

ARCO, a city in section 31 and 32 of Lake Stay Township, was platted in 1900 as Arcola and first incorporated under that name in June 30, 1903, being named by the Chicago and North Western Railway officials for the ancient city of Arcola in Italy; the name was later shortened to avoid confusion with a railway station named Arcola in Washington County, and the city was reincorporated July 28, 1903. Its post office began in 1900 in the general store of postmaster Christian Larsen; it had a station of the Minnesota and South Dakota Railway.