Location of Ortonvillewithin Big Stone County, Minnesota inside Big Stone County, Minnesota Website City of Ortonville Ortonville is a town/city in Big Stone county in the U.S.
State of Minnesota at the southern tip of Big Stone Lake, along the border with South Dakota.
The populace was 1,916 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Big Stone County. Big Stone Lake State Park is nearby.
Ortonville was platted in 1872 by Cornelius Knute Orton, and titled for him. Ortonville was incorporated as a town/city in 1881. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.56 square miles (9.22 km2), of which 3.51 square miles (9.09 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. Highways 12 and 75 and Minnesota State Highway 7 are three of the chief routes in the city.
There were 1,090 housing units at an average density of 310.5 per square mile (119.9/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.7% from other competitions, and 1.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 884 homeholds of which 22.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.4% were non-families.
38.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 49.8 years.
19.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 28.8% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of 331.4 per square mile (128.1/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.68% White, 0.42% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.28% from other competitions, and 0.65% from two or more competitions.
There were 923 homeholds out of which 28.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families.
33.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,614, and the median income for a family was $39,375.
About 7.2% of families and 9.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
Public schools in autonomous precinct 2903 include Ortonville Secondary School and James Knoll Elementary School.
The schools are homed in one building, making the enhance education in Ortonville K-12.
There is no University in Ortonville, but high school students are able to take college level courses through the enhance high school via the College in the Schools program.
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