Hallock, Minnesota | |
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Hallock Minnesota welcome sign
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Location of Hallock within Kittson County and state of Minnesota |
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Coordinates: 48°46′20″N 96°56′38″W / 48.77222°N 96.94389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Kittson |
Area | |
• Total | 2.10 sq mi (5.44 km2) |
• Land | 2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 981 |
• Estimate (2013) | 968 |
• Density | 480.9/sq mi (185.7/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 56728, 56740, 56755 |
Area code(s) | 218 |
FIPS code | 27-26576 |
GNIS feature ID | 0644582 |
Website | hallockmn.org |
Hallock is a city in and the county seat of Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 981 at the 2010 census.
Hallock was platted in 1879. The city was named for Charles Hallock, an American writer. Hallock was incorporated as a city in 1887. A post office has been in operation at Hallock since 1879.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.10 square miles (5.44 km2), of which 2.04 square miles (5.28 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.
U.S. Highway 75 and Minnesota State Highway 175 are two of the main routes in the city.
At the 2010 census, there were 981 people, 449 households and 256 families residing in the city. The population density was 480.9 inhabitants per square mile (185.7/km2). There were 549 housing units at an average density of 269.1 per square mile (103.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.1% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.
There were 449 households of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.0% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.77.