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As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 838 people, 365
households, and 248 families residing in
the city. The
population density was 385.2/km˛
(996.8/mi˛). There were 374 housing
units at an average density of 171.9/km˛
(444.9/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
city was 96.42%
White, 0.60%
African American, 2.27%
Native American, and 0.72% from two
or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.12% of the
population.
There were 365 households out of which
24.9% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 57.0% were
married couples living together,
7.7% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 31.8% were
non-families. 26.8% of all households
were made up of individuals and 15.3%
had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.30 and the average
family size was 2.75.
In the city the
population was spread out with 21.8%
under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24,
25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to
64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age
or older. The median age was 43 years.
For every 100 females there were 90.0
males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for
a household in the city was $42,857, and
the median income for a family was
$46,000. Males had a median income of
$36,118 versus $26,313 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$19,590. About 0.8% of families and 3.9%
of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.7% of
those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age
65 or over.
SCANLON, the lumber manufacturing village in Thomson
Township, sections 19 and 30, between Cloquet and Carlton, was named for
M. Joseph Scanlon, president of the Brooks-Scanlon Company, Minneapolis.
He was born in Lyndon, Wis., August 24, 1861, settled in Minneapolis in
1889, and engaged in many large enterprises of logging, the manufacture
of lumber, and building and operating railroads to supply logs. In
addition to his company's very large lumber interests at this village,
he conducted similar lumbering and sawmills at Cass Lake, and also in
Oregon, Louisiana, and Florida. The community was incorporated as a
village in 1902. It was served by the Great Northern, Northern Pacific,
and Milwaukee Railroads; its post office, located in the general store,
operated 1901-54.
