Ely Minnesota City Guide

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²), all land.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,724 people, 1,912 households residing in 2.72 square mils, and 916 families residing in the city. The population density was 528.6/km² (1,369.5/mi²). There were 1,912 housing units at an average density of 271.4/km² (703.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.86% White, 0.86% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 1,912 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the city the population was spread out with 17.8% under the age of 18, 16.2% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,615, and the median income for a family was $36,047. Males had a median income of $34,559 versus $18,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,855. About 9.5% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ely, a city on the Vermilion Range, in sections 27, 28, 33, and 34 of Morse Township, platted as a village in 1887, incorporated as a city March 3, 1891, was named in honor of Arthur Ely of Cleveland, Ohio, one of the financial promoters of the construction of the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad, which was opened to traffic here in July 1888. He also was prominent in the development of the iron mines at Tower.

Another citizen distinguished in the history of the county, for whom this city has been thought to be named, was Rev. Edmund Franklin Ely, who was born in Wilbraham, Mass., August 3, 1809, and died in Santa Rosa, Calif., August 29, 1882. He came to Minnesota in 1832 as a missionary to the Ojibwe, under appointment by the American Board for Foreign Missions, and located at Sandy Lake. In 1834 his mission school was removed to Fond du Lac, where he labored until May 1839, then removing to Pokegama. In 1854 he came as a homesteader to the site of Superior, Wis., and in the next year he settled at Oneota, now a part of Duluth. He platted the Oneota town site, built a steam sawmill and docks, and was the postmaster six years but removed in 1862 to St. Paul.

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