Guide to Brandon Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it is land and 2.44% is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 450 people, 187 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.2 people per square mile (434.4/km²). There were 199 housing units at an average density of 495.4/sq mi (192.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.56% White, 0.22% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 187 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,088. About 6.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

BRANDON, settled in 1860, was established as a township September 3, 1867, and was then called Chippewa, for its lakes and river of that name, used as a "road of war" by the Ojibwe in their forays to the Dakota country. Previously it had a station, also named Chippewa, of the Burbank stage route from St. Cloud to the Red River at the home and hotel of Henry Gager, on a low hill about two miles north of the present railway village, which received its name of Brandon for the birthplace of Stephen A. Douglas in Vermont, as laid out in August 1879. The township was also renamed. The city of Brandon was incorporated November 22, 1881. It was laid out by its owner, Lt. George A. Freudenreich. Its post office was named Chippewa Lake, 1861-69, before its present name.