Upsala, Minnesota | |
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City | |
Motto: Where life is always looking up! | |
![]() Location of Upsala, Minnesota |
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Coordinates: 45°48′29″N 94°34′9″W / 45.80806°N 94.56917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Morrison |
Area | |
• Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2) |
• Land | 3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 427 |
• Estimate (2012) | 428 |
• Density | 131.8/sq mi (50.9/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 56384 |
Area code(s) | 320 |
FIPS code | 27-66334 |
GNIS feature ID | 0653575 |
Website | www.cityofupsala.com |
Upsala is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 427 at the 2010 census.
A post office called Upsala was established in 1883. The city is named after Uppsala, Sweden, older spelling Upsala, by Swedish settlers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.24 square miles (8.39 km2), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 238 serves as one of the main routes in the community.
As of the census of 2010, there were 427 people, 188 households, and 115 families residing in the city. The population density was 131.8 inhabitants per square mile (50.9/km2). There were 211 housing units at an average density of 65.1 per square mile (25.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population.
There were 188 households of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% 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 2.86.