Spring Valley, Minnesota
| Spring Valley, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
Downtown Spring Valley
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| Nickname(s): The Valley | |
 Location of Spring Valley within Fillmore County and state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 43°41′17″N 92°23′26″W / 43.68806°N 92.39056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Fillmore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.53 sq mi (6.55 km2) |
| • Land | 2.53 sq mi (6.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,479 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,448 |
| • Density | 979.8/sq mi (378.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55975 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-62104 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0652485 |
Spring Valley is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,479 at the 2010 census.
Spring Valley was laid out in 1855, and named for a spring near the town site. A post office has been in operation at Spring Valley since 1855. Spring Valley was incorporated in 1872.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.53 square miles (6.55 km2), all of it land.
U.S. Route 63 and Minnesota State Highway 16 are two of the main routes in the community.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,479 people, 1,074 households, and 651 families residing in the city. The population density was 979.8 inhabitants per square mile (378.3/km2). There were 1,172 housing units at an average density of 463.2 per square mile (178.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 1,074 households of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90.
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