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  State: Minnesota
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 17,222 | 
| 2000 Population: | 17,199 | 
| White Population: | 16,903 | 
| Black Population: | 15 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 207 | 
| Asian Population: | 77 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 21 | 
| Indian Population: | 4 | 
| Other Population: | 84 | 
| Male Population: | 8,530 | 
| Female Population: | 8,669 | 
| Median Age: | 37.9 | 
| Male Median Age: | 36.4 | 
| Female Median Age: | 39.2 | 
| Households: | 7,051 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.41 | 
| Average House Value: | $91,900 | 
| Average Household Income: | $42,270 | 
| Land Area: | 198.338 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 1.477 sq mi | 
            Lafayette, MN (       6.3 miles)
             Essig, MN (       6.3 miles)
             Courtland, MN (       6.4 miles)
             Searles, MN (       6.8 miles)
             Hanska, MN (      12.1 miles)
             Nicollet, MN (      13.4 miles)
             Gibbon, MN (      14.1 miles)
             Sleepy Eye, MN (      14.5 miles)
             Winthrop, MN (      15.6 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 4,919,479 | 
| White Population: | 4,400,282 | 
| Black Population: | 171,731 | 
| Asian Population: | 141,968 | 
| Indian Population: | 54,967 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 1,979 | 
| Other Population: | 65,810 | 
| Male Population: | 2,435,631 | 
| Female Population: | 2,483,848 | 
| Median Age: | 35.40 | 
| Male Median Age: | 34.40 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.30 | 
| 2000 Households: | 1,895,127 | 
| White Households: | 1,752,803 | 
| Black Households: | 55,929 | 
| Asian Households: | 35,432 | 
| Indian Households: | 16,371 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 476 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.52 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.09 |