Good Thunder, Minnesota | |
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Location of Good Thunder, Minnesota |
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Coordinates: 44°0′15″N 94°4′9″W / 44.00417°N 94.06917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Blue Earth |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor - Council |
• Mayor | Robert Anderson |
Area | |
• Total | 0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2) |
• Land | 0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 583 |
• Estimate (2012) | 587 |
• Density | 910.9/sq mi (351.7/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 56037 |
Area code(s) | 507 |
FIPS code | 27-24506 |
GNIS feature ID | 0644218 |
Good Thunder is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, along the Maple River. The population was 583 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Mankato–North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km2), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 66; and County Roads 1 and 10 are three of the main routes in the community.
As of the census of 2010, there were 583 people, 227 households, and 155 families residing in the city. The population density was 910.9 inhabitants per square mile (351.7/km2). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 378.1 per square mile (146.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 1.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.
There were 227 households of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.7% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09.