Anamoose is a city in McHenry County,

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, United States. The population was 230 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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Micropolitan Statistical Area. Anamoose was established along the main line of the

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in 1898 by

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who had come from

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, Canada. The name is a corruption of the Chippewa word ''uhnemoosh'', which means "female dog."

Geography

Anamoose is located at (47.881153, -100.241860). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 227 people, 108 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 140 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.6%

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and 0.4% Native American. There were 108 households, of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were

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living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.61. The median age in the city was 48.6 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 30% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 282 people, 130 households, and 86 families residing in the city. The

was . There were 149 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.65%

, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were

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of any race. The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are

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(66.0%), Norwegian (19.1%),

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(5.7%),

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(4.3%), Czech (3.9%), United States (3.9%). There were 130 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were

living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.73. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 31.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,438, and the median income for a family was $40,192. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $19,688 for females. The

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for the city was $15,120. About 5.1% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the

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, including 11.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.8% of those 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Anamoose official website
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