Guide to Cuyuna Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²). 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (6.55%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 231 people, 90 households, and 64 families residing in the city. The population density was 27.3/km² (70.6/mi²). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 13.3/km² (34.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.70% White, 0.87% African American, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 90 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,107, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $38,000 versus $29,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,838. About 7.6% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.4% of those sixty five or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

CUYUNA, a mining village in Rabbit Lake Township, and the iron ore range on which it is situated were named by and for Cuyler Adams of Deerwood, prospector, discoverer, and mine owner of this range, and for his dog, Una, who accompanied him in many lone prospecting trips, so that he affirmed that the discovery of workable ore deposits here should be credited jointly to himself and the valuable aid of Una. The village was incorporated on July 7, 1910, and separated from the township on March 3, 1911; the post office operated 1908-54; it had a station of the Soo Line. This iron range is more fully noticed at the end of this chapter.

The origin of the name of this belt of iron ore deposits has been noted for the village of Cuyuna, in the preceding list, and the date of discovery of these beds of ore by Cuyler Adams, in 1895, was mentioned in the notice of Irondale Township. Mining and shipments of ore from the Cuyuna Range were begun in the years 1910 to 1912, and its production in 1915 was 1,137,043 tons. The explored extent of this iron ore district, extending from Randall in Morrison County, through Crow Wing County, and into central Aitkin County, has no prominent hills or highlands, and only very scanty outcrops of the bedrocks, which, with the ore deposits, are deeply covered by the glacial and modified drift. Shipment from the range reached its peak in 1953 at 3,714,000 tons; by 1977 production had ceased. Local efforts to find some use for the area resulted in the creation of Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in 1993. In addition to including 15 mining pits, now filled with water, and rock piles, the area contains six lakes and several bogs.