Guide to Newfolden Minnesota

Newfolden (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	1990-2000 Change
Newfolden (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	Actual	Percent
Population	390	384	345	362	17	4.93
Land Area (sq. mile)	1.00	0.93	0.89	0.89	0.00	0.46
Density (persons per sq. mile)	390.00	412.90	387.64	404.87	17.23	4.45
Housing Units	148	174	171	176	5	2.92
Households	--	161	155	160	5	3.23
Persons Per Household	--	2.39	2.23	2.26	0.03	1.54

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 362 people, 160 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density was 157.0/km² (404.9/mi²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 76.4/km² (196.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.55% African American, 0.28% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 160 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,818, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,195. About 6.1% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

NEWFOLDEN, a city in New Folden Township, was incorporated as a village on February 8, 1916; it was first settled in 1882 but not developed until the Soo Line came in 1904. The city was originally named Baltic by the Soo Line for the numerous Baltic elevators along the line; however, residents requested the name be the same as their post office, and the name Baltic was given to another community in the township in 1884 and changed to Newfolden in 1896; another site of this name, located two miles south, had developed in 1886 with several stores and disappeared almost overnight when the railroad platted the "new" Newfolden in 1904. The post office began as Humboldt and operated 1884-96 in section 14 of New Solum Township, first located on postmaster Ole Olson Lie's farm in New Folden Township; the name was changed to Newfolden in 1896, and the post office moved to Oyve B. Bakke's store, at which time he became postmaster.