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As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 106 people, 46
households, and 31 families residing in
the city. The
population density was 314.8/km˛
(806.2/mi˛). There were 48 housing units
at an average density of 142.6/km˛
(365.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
city was 99.06%
White, 0.94% from
other races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.83% of the
population.
There were 46 households out of which
23.9% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 50.0% were
married couples living together,
8.7% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 32.6% were
non-families. 28.3% of all households
were made up of individuals and 13.0%
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 2.68.
In the city the
population was spread out with 17.9%
under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to
24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45
to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of
age or older. The median age was 44
years. For every 100 females there were
125.5 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 117.5 males.
The median income for
a household in the city was $31,250, and
the median income for a family was
$38,750. Males had a median income of
$41,250 versus $21,250 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$14,806. There were 6.1% of families and
9.3% of the population living below the
poverty line, including 21.1% of
under eighteens and 13.0% of those over
64.
BOCK, a city in section 15 of Borgholm Township, was
named by officers of the Great Northern Railway company. It was
incorporated as a village on January 30, 1923; its Great Northern
Railway siding was first called Tosca by the railroad and renamed for
the first businessmen, the Bock brothers of New Ulm, who built a
sawmill, which they sold in 1890 to Charles W. Burnhelm, for whom the
Burnhelm Siding nearby was named. The post office operated 1892-1910 and
since 1915; Burnhelm was the first postmaster.
