Long Lake, Minnesota Long Lake, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Long Lakewithin Hennepin County, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Long Lake Long Lake is a town/city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
The first pioneer appeared in Long Lake in early spring, 1855.
This early contact in Long Lake did not result in settlement but rather this group of Nova Scotians came down Watertown Road, walked to the lake, looked athwart the lake and settled on the north side of the lake in what is now Orono.
A momentous aspect of the early settlement of Long Lake was the relationship between the Dakota, the Chippewa and the settlers.
A sawmill was erected (1866), the barns reached Long Lake (1868), a school precinct was organized (1869), a general store was started (1870), the Freethinkers Hall was organized (1874), a flour foundry was established (1875), and a hotel was added (1875).
The late 1890s early 1900s became known as the berry years in Long Lake.
The Minnesota Fruit Growers Association was established in Long Lake in 1898 to focus on promoting strawberry and raspberry production.
The catalyst for the expansion of the town/city limits was a desire by Long Lake's neighbors to take favor of the city's decision to install a sewage system.
Those areas that wanted to be connected to town/city sewage were took in by the city.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 0.93 square miles (2.41 km2), of which 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2) is territory and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,768 citizens , 732 homeholds, and 482 families residing in the city.
There were 765 housing units at an average density of 921.7 per square mile (355.9/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.2% White, 1.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other competitions, and 2.2% from two or more competitions.
There were 732 homeholds of which 31.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families.
29.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 42 years.
23.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 34.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,842 citizens , 756 homeholds, and 504 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 2,177.1 citizens per square mile (836.7/km ).
There were 764 housing units at an average density of 903.0 per square mile (347.0/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.63% White, 1.30% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.49% from other competitions, and 1.03% from two or more competitions.
There were 756 homeholds out of which 33.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $55,139, and the median income for a family was $64,063.
About 5.0% of families and 6.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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