Ronneby is an

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and

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(CDP) in Maywood Township, Benton County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67. The community is located along State Highway 23 ( MN 23) near Benton County Road 6. Nearby places include Foley and Oak Park. Ronneby is part of the Saint Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Ronneby was incorporated on August 31, 1899. It was originally named Saint Francis, but changed when the post office was established in 1897, because that name was already in use. Ronneby had its own post office from 1897 to 1973. In the early 20th century, Ronneby was at its height, featuring a hotel, a newspaper, a lumber mill, and three stores. It was an incorporated city until May 4, 2009. In November 2008, citizens voted 18–9 to dissolve the city. The city had also voted to dissolve in 1998 but proper procedures were not followed and the vote was invalidated. In May 2009, the city became part of Maywood Township. The population was 16 at the 2000 census. Ronneby had a population of 156 in 1900, 132 in 1910, and 76 in 1920. Ronneby was named from

Ronneby Ronneby is a locality and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,029 inhabitants in 2010. Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and in 2005 the park "Brunnsparken" in Ronneby was voted Sweden's m ...

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, the seat of

Ronneby Municipality Ronneby Municipality () is a municipality in Blekinge County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. It borders to Tingsryd Municipality, Emmaboda Municipality, Karlskrona Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality. The town of Ronneby is the seat ...

, near

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, on the River Ronneby near its mouth in the

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Geography

According to the

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, Ronneby has a total area of , all land. Ronneby is located within sections 19 and 20 of Maywood Township. The West Branch of the

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flows through the community.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 16 people, 6 households, and 3 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

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. There were 6 households, out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were

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living together, and 50.0% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% 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 3.67. In the city the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 18.8% from 18 to 24, 12.5% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 220.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 175.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $0 for females. The

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for the city was $11,700. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Benton County, Minnesota Former municipalities in Minnesota St. Cloud, Minnesota metropolitan area Census-designated places in Minnesota Populated places disestablished in 2009

History

Geography

Demographics

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