Ivanhoe is a city in Lincoln County,

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, United States. The population was 559 at the 2010 census. Since 1902 it has been the

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of Lincoln County and is now the least populous county seat in Minnesota.

History

Ivanhoe was

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ted in 1901. It was named from the novel ''

Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...

'' by

Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...

. A post office has been in operation at Ivanhoe since 1901. Ivanhoe was named county seat in 1902. Richard Mulder (1938-2022), physician and Minnesota state legislator, lived in Ivanhoe.

Geography

According to the

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

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flows past Ivanhoe as an intermittent stream near its headwaters.

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and

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are two of the main routes in the city.

Demographics

Rather unusually for rural southwestern Minnesota, a high percentage of Ivanhoe's residents are of

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ancestry.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 559 people, 268 households, and 144 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 317 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.8%

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and 0.2% from

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of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 268 households, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.3% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.74. The median age in the city was 49.5 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 28.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 679 people, 310 households, and 172 families residing in the city. The

was 745.2 people per square mile (288.1/km²). There were 341 housing units at an average density of 374.3 per square mile (144.7/km²). The racial make up of the city was 99.71%

of any race were 0.29% of the population. There were 310 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were

living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.80. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $40,491. Males had a median income of $27,946 versus $21,389 for females. The

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for the city was $17,775. About 4.6% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

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City Website
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