Sauk Centre, Minnesota Sauk Centre, Minnesota Location of Sauk Centrewithin Stearns County, Minnesota Location of Sauk Centre Sauk Centre is a town/city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States.
The populace was 4,317 at the 2010 census. It is the place of birth of Sinclair Lewis, a novelist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Sauk Centre served as the inspiration for Gopher Prairie, the fictional setting of Lewis's 1920 novel Main Street.
Sauk Centre is part of the St.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.25 square miles (11.01 km2); 3.99 square miles (10.33 km2) is territory and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) is water. Sauk Centre is positioned along Interstate 94, U.S.
Sauk Lake and Sauk River are the most notable water features of the area.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,317 citizens , 1,851 homeholds, and 1,174 families residing in the city.
There were 1,994 housing units at an average density of 499.7 per square mile (192.9/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.6% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 2.2% from other competitions, and 0.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,851 homeholds of which 28.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 41.4 years.
22.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 21.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,930 citizens , 1,616 homeholds, and 1,042 families residing in the city.
There were 1,709 housing units at an average density of 459.7 per square mile (177.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.68% White, 0.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% from other competitions, and 0.38% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,616 homeholds out of which 30.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $37,644, and the median income for a family was $47,623.
About 2.3% of families and 5.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
Sauk Centre United Methodist Church When the improve was voting on names for the town, the name Sauk Centre was suggested by Alexander Moore.
There are two schools in the town: Holy Family and Sauk Centre Public School.
Sauk Centre Public School has 2 departments: Elementary (kindergarten to 6th grade) and Secondary school (7th to 12th grade).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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