Cleveland, Minnesota
| Cleveland, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| Motto: "Friendly People, Our Greatest Asset" | |
 Location of Cleveland, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°19′22″N 93°50′18″W / 44.32278°N 93.83833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Le Sueur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor - Council |
| • Mayor | Richard Walter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2) |
| • Land | 0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 719 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 713 |
| • Density | 1,198.3/sq mi (462.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56017 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-11872 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0641329 |
| Website | http://www.clevelandmn.govoffice2.com/ |
Cleveland is a city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 719 at the 2010 census.
Cleveland was established as a village in 1854, and incorporated as a city in 1904. The community was named after Cleveland, Ohio.
Under its original founders, Cleveland was a temperance town and thus voted no licensing of saloons in the town.
Following the year 1858, Cleveland and, nearby settlement, Le Sueur began a heated rivalry over the role of the Le Sueur county seat. The rivalry continued with only minor bloodshed until 1875, when a group of Cleveland citizens organized a militia to take the county seat by force. The militia successfully retrieved the county seat from Le Sueur. After more than year of holding the county seat, Le Center was agreed to take the seat where it is still held to this date.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.60 square miles (1.55 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 719 people, 278 households, and 205 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,198.3 inhabitants per square mile (462.7/km2). There were 298 housing units at an average density of 496.7 per square mile (191.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.1% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
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