Cook Minnesota City Guide

Cook (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

687

800

680

622

-58

-8.53

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.50

0.67

0.79

-0.00

-0.35

Density (persons per sq. mile)

1,374.00

1,194.03

860.76

790.09

-70.67

-8.21

Housing Units

237

324

308

302

-6

-1.95

Households

304

285

275

-10

-3.51

Persons Per Household

2.49

2.24

2.11

-0.13

-5.89

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 622 people, 275 households, and 158 families residing in the city. The population density was 304.0/km² (790.1/mi²). There were 302 housing units at an average density of 147.6/km² (383.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.78% White, 0.16% African American, 1.61% Native American, 0.80% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 275 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 80.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,607, and the median income for a family was $34,643. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $22,232 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,848. About 9.5% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cook, a city in section 18, Owens Township, platted in 1903, was named in honor of Wirth H. Cook, a lumber dealer of Duluth, chief promoter of the construction of Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway, who became its president. The city was incorporated as a village on May 13, 1926; it had a station of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad and the Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway. The post office was formerly at Ashawa, 1903-8, a Duluth, Rainy Lake and Winnipeg Railway station in section 19 of Field Township, moving to Cook in 1908.

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