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Brookston is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota,
along the St. Louis River opposite the mouth of the Artichoke River.
U.S. Highway 2 and County Road 31 are two of the main arterial routes in
the community. Brookston is located within Culver Township. According to
the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square
miles (1.5 km˛), all of it land. The elevation is 1,227 ft (374 m).
As of the census of 2000, there were 98
people, 38 households, and 28 families residing in the
city. The population density was 175.9 people per square
mile (67.6/km˛). There were 38 housing units at an
average density of 68.2/sq mi (26.2/km˛). The racial
makeup of the city was 82.65% White, 1.02% African
American, 8.16% Native American, and 8.16% from two or
more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of
the population. 68.2% were of Finnish, 12.1% Danish and
10.6% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 38 households out of which
31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
52.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 23.7%
were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up
of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was
2.58 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread
out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24,
32.7% from 25 to 44, 12.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33
years. For every 100 females there were 117.8 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5
males.
The median income for a household in
the city was $32,917, and the median income for a family
was $40,625. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus
$18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city
was $14,009. There were no families and 5.3% of the
population living below the poverty line, including no
under eighteens and 23.5% of those over 64.
BROOKSTON is a city in sections 27 and 34 of Culver
Township; it was platted about 1905 and incorporated as a village on
April 13, 1907; the post office began in 1899. The city was destroyed by
a forest fire in 1918 and rebuilt. It was formerly known as Stoney Brook
Junction, the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad station located in
section 28.
