Guide to Carver Minnesota

Carver (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

669

642

744

1,266

2,807

522

70.16

Land Area (sq. mile)

3.70

4.01

3.85

0.00

0.06

Density (persons per sq. mile)

180.81

160.10

193.25

328.62

135.37

70.05

Housing Units

186

220

270

467

197

72.96

Households

218

262

458

984

196

74.81

Persons Per Household

2.94

2.84

2.76

2.85

-0.08

-2.81

Carver is a city in Carver County, Minnesota. U.S. Highway 212 serves as a main route for the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (10.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (4.22%) is water. The elevation is 732 ft (223 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,266 people, 458 households, and 349 families residing in the city. The population density was 328.6 people per square mile (127.0/km²). There were 467 housing units at an average density of 121.2/sq mi (46.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.39% White, 0.24% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.95% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.

There were 458 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,083, and the median income for a family was $70,673. Males had a median income of $43,125 versus $29,408 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,020. About 0.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

CARVER, a very small fractional township bordering on the Minnesota River, was named, like this county, in honor of Jonathan Carver. The first settlers came in 1851-52, and the township was organized May 11, 1858. Carver Creek, named by Capt. Carver for himself, the outlet of Clearwater or Waconia Lake and numerous other lakes of smaller size, here joins the Minnesota River. On Joseph N. Nicollet's map it is "Odowan R.," which is the Dakota word for a song or hymn. The city of Carver, located at the intersection of several railroads, was platted in February 1857 and was incorporated February 17, 1877, comprising all the township. Carver Creek supplied power for an early flour mill; the village also had a wool carding mill, a grist mill, and a feed mill; its post office was established in 1856. In the 1930s a large dance pavilion was built, financed by stock sales; about 1969 an organization called Carver-on-the-Mississippi, Inc., began restoring homes and buildings.

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