Hallock ( ) is a city in and the

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of Kittson County,

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, United States. The population was 906 at the 2020 census.

History

Hallock was

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ted in 1879. The city was named for

Charles Hallock Charles Hallock (March 13, 1834 – December 2, 1917) was an American author and publisher born in New York City to Gerard Hallock and Elizabeth Allen. On September 10, 1855 he married Amelia J. Wardell. He studied at Yale, 1850–51, and A ...

, an American writer. Hallock was incorporated as a city in 1887. A post office has been in operation at Hallock since 1879.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. U.S. Highway 75 and Minnesota State Highway 175 are two of the main routes in the city. Hallock Municipal Airport serves the city, being just one mile south of Hallock.

Climate

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 981 people, 449 households and 256 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 549 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.7%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population. There were 449 households, of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.0% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age in the city was 51.9 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 29.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,196 people, 485 households and 305 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 586 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.91%

, 0.08%

, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population. There were 485 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were

living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00. 24.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males. The

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was $37,063 and the median family income was $46,042. Males had a median income of $31,848 compared with $21,136 for females. The

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for the city was $18,156. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In popular culture

Hallock was a main

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in the

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' 1996 film '' Fargo'', substituting as a fictional version of

Brainerd, Minnesota Brainerd ( ) is a city and the county seat of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 14,395 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluen ...

due to Hallock having a better snowfall than Brainerd during production.

Notable people

* Clifford W. Bouvette, Minnesota legislator *

Kristen Dexter Kristen Dexter (born July 20, 1961) is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, who represented the 68th Assembly District from 2009 to 2011. She defeated long-time incumb ...

, Wisconsin politician''Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-2010'', biographical sketch of Kristen Dexter, pg. 65 *

Marv Hanson Marvin B. "Marv" Hanson (December 12, 1943 – February 29, 2004) was a farmer and politician. From Hallock, Minnesota, Hanson received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and his law degree from Columbia Law School. He had ...

, Minnesota legislator * Bill Ingebrigtsen, state senator *

Frederick McKinley Jones Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He innovated mobile refrig ...

, inventor *

Donald Pederson Donald Oscar Pederson (September 30, 1925 – December 25, 2004) was an American professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and one of the designers of SPICE, a simulator for integrated circuits that has been u ...

, educator and inventor

References

External links

City of Hallock Official Website
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