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As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 102 people, 44 households,
and 28 families residing in the city. The
population density was 39.4/km˛ (102.0/mi˛).
There were 56 housing units at an average
density of 21.6/km˛ (56.0/mi˛). The racial
makeup of the city was 96.08%
White, 0.98%
African American and 2.94%
Native American.
There were 44 households
out of which 22.7% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were
married couples living together, 15.9%
had a female householder with no husband
present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.3%
of all households were made up of individuals
and 9.1% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household
size was 2.32 and the average family size
was 2.83.
In the city the population
was spread out with 25.5% under the age
of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25
to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 43 years. For every 100 females
there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for
a household in the city was $28,125, and
the median income for a family was $33,125.
Males had a median income of $31,875 versus
$15,000 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,439.
There were 18.5% of families and 19.0% of
the population living below the
poverty line, including 100.0% of under
eighteens and none of those over 64.
BRUNO Township, organized May 11, 1903, and the city in
section 19 were named in honor of an early hotel owner there. The township
was formerly named Mansfield, but the name was changed as another township
in the state already had that name. The city was incorporated as a village
on August 29, 1903; the original townsite in section 19 was owned and platted
by Fitzhugh Burns. The Eastern Railway Company of Minnesota station was
known as Mansfield Station in 1887; the post office began in 1896. Because
many of the early settlers were from Czechoslovakia, the city may also have
been named for Brno, a village in the Czech Republic.