Akeley, Minnesota
| Akeley Minnesota | |
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| City | |
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| Motto: "In The Heart Of Minnesota's Vacation And Recreational Area" | |
 Location of Akeley, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 47°0′6″N 94°43′41″W / 47.00167°N 94.72806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hubbard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.88 km2) |
| • Land | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,430 ft (436 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 432 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 427 |
| • Density | 293.9/sq mi (113.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56433 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-00496 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0655094 |
| Website | http://www.akeleymn.com/city.htm |
Akeley is a city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 432 at the 2010 census.
The city of Akeley was incorporated on December 30, 1916. It was largely developed by a partnership between lumber magnate T. B. Walker and Healy C. Akeley, who formed the Red River Lumber Company in 1893. General settlement of Akeley began in 1895. After Walker built a sawmill in 1902, Akeley's development skyrocketed. The mill was once the largest in the state of Minnesota. Thomas B. Walker had intended to build the mill in what would later become Walker, Minnesota, but chose Akeley instead because of his disapproval of the bars and brothels in the Walker area.
Because of the mill, and the train depot built in 1899, Akeley became a boomtown. Lumberjacks came and went on every freight train. The population swelled from 2,000 to over 3, 500 between 1907 and 1908. Now the town has fewer than 500 residents.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.50 square miles (3.88 km2), of which 1.47 square miles (3.81 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 432 people, 185 households, and 113 families residing in the city. The population density was 293.9 inhabitants per square mile (113.5/km2). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 164.6 per square mile (63.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.9% White, 0.2% African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
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