Erskine, Minnesota
| Erskine, Minnesota | |
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Downtown Erskine in 2007
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 Location of Erskine, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 47°40′0″N 96°0′36″W / 47.66667°N 96.01000°WCoordinates: 47°40′0″N 96°0′36″W / 47.66667°N 96.01000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
| • Land | 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 503 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 487 |
| • Density | 739.7/sq mi (285.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56535 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-19700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0643405 |
Erskine is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 503 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Grand Forks ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Erskine was laid out in 1889, and named for John Quincy Erskine, a Minnesota banker. A post office has been in operation at Erskine since 1889.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), of which 0.68 square miles (1.76 km2) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) is water.
The population of Erskine was more than 800 in the 1920s. It hovered above 600 until the late 1960s, dipped to 571 (1970) and 585 (1980), and then plunged to 424 (1990), 428 (1995), and 437 (2000).
As of the census of 2010, there were 503 people, 234 households, and 131 families residing in the city. The population density was 739.7 inhabitants per square mile (285.6/km2). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 401.5 per square mile (155.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.8% White, 0.4% African American, 2.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
There were 234 households of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 24% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.88.
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