Cleveland is a city in Le Sueur County,

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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

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. Under its original founders, Cleveland was a temperance

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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

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. The rivalry continued with only minor bloodshed until 1875, when a group of Cleveland citizens organized a

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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

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 Census

As of the

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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%

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, 0.40%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 2.14% from other races, and 4.68% from two or more races.

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or Latino 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

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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

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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

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of 2010, the city had 719 people, 278 households, and 205 families. The

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was . There were 298 housing units at an average density of . The city's racial makeup was 98.7%

, 0.1% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races.

or Latino 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

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

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%

, 0.15%

, 0.30% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races.

or Latino 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

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

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was $17,424. About 5.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the

, 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 serves as a main route in the community.

References

External links

Official website

Cleveland Public School District

ePodunk: Profile for Cleveland, Minnesota, MN
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