Cleveland is a city in
Le Sueur County
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Le Sueur County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul- Bloomington, ...
,
Minnesota
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, United States. The population was 719 at the
2010 census and 747 at the
2020 census.
History
Cleveland was established as a village in 1854, and incorporated as a city in 1904.
The community was named after
Cleveland, Ohio.
Under its original founders, Cleveland was a
temperance
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Culture
*Temperance (group), Canadian danc ...
town
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Origin and use
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and thus voted no licensing of saloons in the town.
In 1859, Cleveland and nearby
Le Sueur began a heated rivalry over the role of the
Le Sueur county seat
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. The rivalry continued with only minor bloodshed until 1875, when a group of Cleveland citizens organized a
militia
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to take the county seat by force. The militia retrieved the county seat from Le Sueur. After more than year of holding the county seat,
Le Center agreed to take the seat where remains today.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 Census
As of the
Census
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of
2020
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, the city had 747 people, 273 households, and 177 families. The population density was . There were 295 housing units at an average density of . The city's racial makeup was 91.83%
White
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, 0.40%
African American
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, 0.13%
Native American, 0.80%
Asian, 2.14% from
other races
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, and 4.68% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 3.61% of the population.
There were 273 households, of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were
married couples living together, 25.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.2% had a male householder with no wife present and 29.4% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.47.
32.5% of the city's population was under age 18, 8.9% was from age 18 to 24, 35.3% was from age 15 to 44, and 14.6% was age 65 or older. The median age was 32.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.
The city's median household income was $68,125, and the median family income was $80,313. About 4.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, the city had 719 people, 278 households, and 205 families. The
population density
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was . There were 298 housing units at an average density of . The city's racial makeup was 98.7%
White
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, 0.1%
Asian, 1.0% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
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* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 0.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad.
The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 278 households, of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were
married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.3% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.
The city's median age was 39.7 years. 27.5% of the city's population was under age 18; 6.3% was from age 18 to 24; 24.9% was from age 25 to 44; 29.7% was from age 45 to 64; and 11.4% was age 65 or older. The city's gender makeup was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, the city had 673 people, 252 households, and 177 families. The population density was . There were 259 housing units at an average density of . The city's racial makeup was 98.96%
White
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, 0.15%
African American
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, 0.30%
Native American, 0.15%
Asian, 0.30% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 0.15% from two or more races.
Hispanic
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad.
The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 1.63% of the population.
There were 252 households, of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were
married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.25.
29.9% of the city's population was under age 18, 7.3% was from age 18 to 24, 27.2% was from age 25 to 44, 23.9% was from age 45 to 64, and 11.7% was age 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The city's median household income was $46,458, and the median family income was $52,763. Males had a median income of $30,885 versus $24,167 for females. The city's
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
was $17,424. About 5.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Cleveland Public Schools are part of the Cleveland Public School District. Cleveland Elementary School and Cleveland Secondary School are in the district and serve grades prekindergarten to twelfth grade. Brian J. Phillips is the Superintendent.
The Mission of the Cleveland Public School District #391 is: Inspire, Learn, Grow, Achieve- a community where students and relationships matter.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Minnesota State Highway 99
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serves as a main route in the community.
References
External links
Official websiteCleveland Public School DistrictePodunk: Profile for Cleveland, Minnesota, MN
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Cities in Minnesota
Cities in Le Sueur County, Minnesota
1854 establishments in Minnesota Territory