Keewatin, Minnesota

Keewatin, Minnesota
City
Nickname(s): k-town
Motto: "A Nice Place To Live"
Location of the city of Keewatin within Itasca County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°23′47″N 93°4′42″W / 47.39639°N 93.07833°W / 47.39639; -93.07833
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Itasca
Area[1]
• Total	2.88 sq mi (7.46 km2)
• Land	2.46 sq mi (6.37 km2)
• Water	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
Elevation	1,457 ft (444 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	1,068
• Estimate (2012[3])	1,062
• Density	434.1/sq mi (167.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55753
Area code(s)	218
FIPS code	27-32570[4]
GNIS feature ID	0646060[5]

Keewatin is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,068 at the 2010 census.^[6]

U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in Keewatin.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.88 square miles (7.46 km²), of which 2.46 square miles (6.37 km²) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.09 km²) is water.^[1]

Demographics

2012 census

As of the census^[2] of 2012, there were 1,064 people, 475 households, and 265 families residing in the city. The population density was 434.1 inhabitants per square mile (167.6/km²). There were 546 housing units at an average density of 222.0 per square mile (85.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.5% African American, 1.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.

There were 475 households of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.2% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12% 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 2.94.

The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 30.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 1,164 people, 522 households, and 306 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.7 people per square mile (182.7/km²). There were 550 housing units at an average density of 223.8 per square mile (86.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.77% White, 0.34% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.

There were 522 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,795, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $32,961 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,066. About 11.8% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Gino Cappelletti, New England Patriots player

John Labine - King of Keewatin

References

Coordinates: 47°23′59″N 93°04′21″W / 47.39972°N 93.07250°W / 47.39972; -93.07250

Municipalities and communities of Itasca County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Grand Rapids
Cities	Bigfork Bovey Calumet Cohasset Coleraine Deer River Effie Grand Rapids Keewatin La Prairie Marble Nashwauk Squaw Lake Taconite Warba Zemple
Townships	Alvwood Arbo Ardenhurst Balsam Bearville Bigfork Blackberry Bowstring Carpenter Deer River Feeley Good Hope Goodland Grand Rapids Grattan Greenway Harris Iron Range Kinghurst Lake Jessie Lawrence Liberty Lone Pine Marcell Max Moose Park Morse Nashwauk Nore Oteneagen Pomroy Sago Sand Lake Spang Splithand Stokes Third River Trout Lake Wabana Wawina Wildwood Wirt
Unorganized territories	Bowstring Lake Deer Lake Effie Little Sand Lake Northeast Itasca
CDPs	Ball Club Inger
Unincorporated communities	Alvwood Bass Lake Bear River Bergville Blackberry Bowstring Dora Lake Dunbar Goodland Grattan Houpt Jessie Lake Mack Marcell Martin Max Orth Pengilly Pomroy Rosy Spring Lake Suomi Swan River Talmoon Togo Wawina Wirt
Indian reservations	Deer Creek Indian Reservation‡ Leech Lake Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties