Brooten, Minnesota
| Brooten, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
Downtown Brooten
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| Motto: "Heart Of The Bonanza Valley" | |
 Location of Brooten within Stearns and Pope Counties in the state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 45°30′2″N 95°7′26″W / 45.50056°N 95.12389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Stearns, Pope |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2) |
| • Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 743 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 742 |
| • Density | 473.2/sq mi (182.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56316 |
| Area code(s) | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-08092 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0640523 |
| Website | www.brooten.govoffice.com |
Brooten is a city in Stearns and Pope counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, United States. The population was 743 at the 2010 census. Almost the entire city is located within Stearns County, with only a small portion in Pope County.
The Stearns County portion of Brooten is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Brooten was laid out in 1886, when the Soo Railroad was extended to that point. The city was named after the LiaBraaten family of settlers. A post office has been in operation at Brooten since 1886.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.57 square miles (4.07 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 743 people, 294 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.2 inhabitants per square mile (182.7/km2). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 203.8 per square mile (78.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
There were 294 households of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.00.
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