According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total
area of 1.3
km˛ (0.5
mi˛), all land.
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| Strathcona is located on State Highway 32
midway between Greenbush, to the north, Middle River to the
south and is approximately 30 miles north of Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Wildlife is an interest for many residents and visitors of the Strathcona area as it is located near the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge and the Elm Lake Wildlife Management area. |
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| Strathcona (city) |
1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990-2000 Change | |
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| Actual | Percent | |||||
| Population | 31 | 47 | 40 | 29 | -11 | -27.50 |
| Land Area (sq. mile) | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.49 | -0.00 | -0.41 |
| Density (persons per sq. mile) | 62.00 | 104.44 | 81.63 | 59.43 | -22.21 | -27.20 |
| Housing Units | 21 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 20.00 |
| Households | -- | 16 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Persons Per Household | -- | 2.94 | 2.67 | 1.81 | -0.86 | -32.13 |
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There were 16 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, and 56.3% were non-families. 56.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 13.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,670. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
STRATHCONA, a city in section 35 of Deer Township, commemorates Donald Alexander Smith, later Lord Strathcona, who was born in Forres, Scotland, August 6, 1820, and died in London, January 21, 1914. He came to Canada in 1838 in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company; was stationed during 13 years at trading posts on the Labrador coast and later in the Canadian Northwest; was promoted to be resident governor for that company; was one of the principal financial promoters for construction of the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway and was a friend of James J. Hill, under whose leadership the Great Northern Railway was built; was during many years a member of the Dominion House of Commons; after 1896 was High Commissioner for Canada in London and in 1897 was raised to the peerage as Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal; was a very generous donor from his great wealth to many institutions of education and charity.
Hans Lerum, postmaster, 1905-41, and his partner, Charlie Gunheim, built the first store in the city in 1904.
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society
| Mayor | Harvey Hanson 20508 110th Street Strathcona MN 56759 |
(218) 781-2812 |
| Clerk | Shirley Ryden PO Box 3 Strathcona MN 56759 |
(218) 781-2242 |
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| US Post Office | 111 S 1st Street Strathcona, MN 56759-9998 |
(800) ASK-USPS (218) 781-2660 |
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| Strathcona City Park Outdoor bathrooms, electrical and water hook-ups. Playground. Snacks and groceries right across the street. |
| Grace Evangelical Church 201 E Lincoln Ave Strathcona, MN 56759 Phone: (218) 781-2689 |
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Gustav Adolph Lutheran Church 210 Park Ave N Middle River, MN 56737-4104 Phone: (218) 222-3622 |
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| Strathcona City Park Outdoor bathrooms, electrical and water hook-ups. Playground. Snacks and groceries right across the street. |
| Hometown Tax & Accounting PO Box 10 Strathcona, MN 56759 Phone: (218) 781-2157 |
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| Paradise Highway 32 Strathcona, MN 56759 Phone: (218) 781-2885 |
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| VML Enterprises 109 E McKenzie Ave Strathcona, MN 56759 Phone: (218) 781-2765 |
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