Ortonville

Ortonville, Minnesota
—  City  —
Location of Ortonville, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°18′21″N 96°26′38″W / 45.30583°N 96.44389°W / 45.30583; -96.44389
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Big Stone, Lac qui Parle
Area
• Total	3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2)
• Land	3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,017 ft (310 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	1,916
• Density	635.8/sq mi (245.5/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56278
Area code(s)	320
FIPS code	27-48706[2]
GNIS feature ID	0649005[3]

Civil War veterans on review in Ortonville 4th of July celebration, 1880s

Ortonville is a city in Big Stone and Lac qui Parle counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota at the southern tip of Big Stone Lake, along the border with South Dakota. The population was 1,916 at the 2010 census.^[1] It is the county seat of Big Stone County.^[4] Big Stone Lake State Park is nearby.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (8.9 km²), of which 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) (1.45%) is water.

U.S. Routes 12 and 75 and Minnesota State Highway 7 are three of the main routes in the city.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,158 people, 923 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 635.8 people per square mile (245.8/km²). There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of 331.4 per square mile (128.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.68% White, 0.42% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 923 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,614, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $30,590 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,132. About 7.2% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Media

AM Radio

FM Radio

References

v d e Municipalities and communities of Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States County seat: Ortonville Cities Barry Beardsley Clinton Correll Graceville Johnson Odessa Ortonville‡ Townships Akron Almond Artichoke Big Stone Browns Valley Foster Graceville Malta Moonshine Odessa Ortonville Otrey Prior Toqua Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v d e Municipalities and communities of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States 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°18′17″N 96°26′41″W / 45.30472°N 96.44472°W / 45.30472; -96.44472