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Geneva, Minnesota

Geneva, Minnesota
City
Location of Geneva, Minnesota
Location of Geneva, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°49′22″N 93°16′7″W / 43.82278°N 93.26861°W / 43.82278; -93.26861
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Freeborn
Area
 • Total 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Land 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation 1,227 ft (374 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 555
 • Estimate (2012) 552
 • Density 1,067.3/sq mi (412.1/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56035
Area code(s) 507
FIPS code 27-23354
GNIS feature ID 0644066

Geneva is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 555 at the 2010 census.

A post office has been in operation at Geneva since 1856. Geneva was platted in 1857. The city was named after Geneva, New York. It was the birthplace of Lawrence B. Anderson (1906-1994), noted architect and educator who lead the architecture school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), of which 0.52 square miles (1.35 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 555 people, 220 households, and 152 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,067.3 inhabitants per square mile (412.1/km2). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 438.5 per square mile (169.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 220 households of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.


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