Elko New Market is a city in
Scott County, Minnesota
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, United States. It was founded in 2006 through a merging of bordering cities
Elko and
New Market. The population was 4,846 at the
2020 census.
Served by Interstate 35 and Scott County Road 2, the city contains one public school, and is notable as the location of
Elko Speedway. The
New Market Hotel and Store is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. The city contains a marker for the
Big Woods of south–central Minnesota.
History
Elko was initially a railway village in 1858. New Market was named for the town near Cambridge, England though it was first named Jackson until its establishment about the same time. Both Elko and New Market were common town names of the era according to the Minnesota Historical Society.
On March 21, 2006, both the cities of
Elko and
New Market passed a referendum to merge.
The new city was named Elko New Market with the merger taking effect on January 1, 2007.
Geography
Located midway between the cities of
Minneapolis
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and
Faribault along
Interstate 35
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, Elko New Market is in the southern
exurban
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and relatively hi ...
belt of the
Minneapolis – Saint Paul
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area.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
The climate of Elko New Market is classified as
warm-summer humid continental with features of a
hot-summer humid continental (
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Dfa).
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 4,110 people, 1,259 households, and 1,064 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 1,328 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.5%
White
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, 1.6%
African American
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, 0.3%
Native American, 3.1%
Asian, 0.2% from
other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
There were 1,259 households, of which 60.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were
married couples
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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 15.5% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.53.
The median age in the city was 30.4 years. 38% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 39.5% were from 25 to 44; 15.1% were from 45 to 64; and 2.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.
Sports
Elko Speedway is located in Elko New Market.
Education
* Eagle View Elementary
References
External links
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Cities in Scott County, Minnesota
Cities in Minnesota
2006 establishments in Minnesota