Guide to Bethel Minnesota

Bethel (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

311

272

394

443

12.44

Land Area (sq. mile)

47.80

0.92

0.85

0.86

0.01

1.39

Density (persons per sq. mile)

6.51

295.65

463.53

514.05

50.52

10.90

Housing Units

100

135

155

14.81

Households

130

149

14.62

Persons Per Household

2.92

3.03

2.97

-0.06

-2.01

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (6.52%) is water. 237th Avenue / County 24 serves as a main route in the community. Minnesota State Highway 65 is nearby. The elevation is 932 ft (284 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 443 people, 149 households, and 108 families residing in the city. The population density was 514.1 people per square mile (198.9/km²). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 179.9/sq mi (69.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.39% White, 0.23% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.26% of the population.

There were 149 households out of which 47.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the city the population was spread out with 36.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 39.7% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,125, and the median income for a family was $50,500. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,399. About 4.5% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

BETHEL, a city in St. Francis Township, was first settled in 1856 by Quakers and was organized the next year; it was established as a post office in 1865 at a site known as Bethel Corners, incorporated as a village in 1902 and reincorporated in 1913. Its name is from ancient Palestine, meaning "House of God," and was selected for this township by Moses Twitchell, who settled here as an immigrant from Bethel, Maine.

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