Ghent ( ) is a city in

Lyon County, Minnesota Lyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,269. Its county seat is Marshall. Lyon County comprises the Marshall, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The county was established ...

, United States. The population was 376 at the 2020 census.

History

Ghent was originally called Grand View, and under the latter name was

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ted in 1878. The present name is after the Belgian city of

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. A post office was established as Grandview in 1874, and renamed Ghent in 1882. The city was incorporated in 1899.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 370 people, 155 households, and 108 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 164 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.6%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.3% Asian, and 0.8% from two or more races. There were 155 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the city was 32 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 315 people, 128 households, and 89 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 131 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.46%

, 1.90% Native American, 0.32% Asian, and 0.32% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population. There were 128 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were

living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $47,417. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $18,625 for females. The

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for the city was $17,313. About 6.7% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the

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, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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