Guide to Biscay Minnesota

Biscay (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

105

114

113

114

113

-1

-0.88

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.10

0.12

0.07

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

1,050.0

950.0

1,614.3

1,642.4

1,614.3

-28.1

-1.71

Housing Units

-1

-2.13

HouseholdsBisca

-2

-2.33

Persons Per Household

2.92

2.83

2.53

2.63

+0.10

+3.95

Biscay (pronounced "bis-kee") is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota. Biscay is located at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 22 and Major Avenue, between the cities of Glencoe and Hutchinson. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 1,024 ft (312 m).

As of the census of 2010, there were 113 people, 43 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,412.5 inhabitants per square mile (545.4 /km2). There were 47 housing units at an average density of 587.5 per square mile (226.8 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White, 0.9% Asian, 5.3% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.8% of the population.

There were 43 households of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 45.2 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15% were from 25 to 44; 32.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

BISCAY, a city in Hassan Valley Township, section 25, received its name from the large Bay of Biscay adjoining Spain and France. It was incorporated as a village in 1949; the post office operated 1888-1954, changing to a rural branch, 1954-1965; it had a station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

Birdseye View, Biscay Minnesota, 1910s
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