Marietta

Marietta, Minnesota
—  City  —
Location of Marietta, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°0′40″N 96°25′6″W / 45.01111°N 96.41833°W / 45.01111; -96.41833
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Lac qui Parle
Area
- Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,122 ft (342 m)
Population (2010)[1]
- Total	162
- Density	445.2/sq mi (171.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56257
Area code(s)	320
FIPS code	27-40526[2]
GNIS feature ID	0647534[3]

Marietta is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States on Minnesota State Highway 40 near the South Dakota border. The population was 162 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 174 people, 86 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was 445.2 people per square mile (172.3/km²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 278.9 per square mile (107.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 86 households out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 44.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,923, and the median income for a family was $26,875. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,688. About 14.6% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.4% of those sixty five or over.

References

v · d · eMunicipalities and communities of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota County seat: Madison Cities Bellingham | Boyd | Dawson | Louisburg | Madison | Marietta | Nassau | Ortonville‡ Townships Agassiz | Arena | Augusta | Baxter | Camp Release | Cerro Gordo | Freeland | Garfield | Hamlin | Hantho | Lac qui Parle | Lake Shore | Madison | Manfred | Maxwell | Mehurin | Perry | Providence | Riverside | Ten Mile Lake | Walter | Yellow Bank Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 45°00′30″N 96°25′03″W / 45.00833°N 96.4175°W / 45.00833; -96.4175