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Ellendale, Minnesota

Ellendale, Minnesota
City
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Location of Ellendalewithin Steele County, Minnesota
Location of Ellendale
within Steele County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°52′19″N 93°18′0″W / 43.87194°N 93.30000°W / 43.87194; -93.30000
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Steele
Area
 • Total 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2)
 • Land 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,280 ft (390 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 691
 • Estimate (2012) 685
 • Density 719.8/sq mi (277.9/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56026
Area code(s) 507
FIPS code 27-18746
GNIS feature ID 0643279
Website http://www.ellendalemn.com/

Ellendale is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 691 at the 2010 census.

Ellendale was platted in 1900, and named for Ellen Dale Ives, the wife of a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Ellendale since 1901.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.49 km2), all of it land.

Minnesota State Highway 30 and Interstate 35 are two of the main routes in the community.

As of the census of 2010, there were 691 people, 296 households, and 190 families residing in the city. The population density was 719.8 inhabitants per square mile (277.9/km2). There were 317 housing units at an average density of 330.2 per square mile (127.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 296 households of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.89.


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