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Graceville, Minnesota

Coordinates: 45°34′07″N 96°26′14″W / 45.56861°N 96.43722°W / 45.56861; -96.43722
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Graceville
City
Location of Graceville, Minnesota
Location of Graceville, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°34′07″N 96°26′14″W / 45.56861°N 96.43722°W / 45.56861; -96.43722
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBig Stone
Area
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 • Total0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2)
 • Land0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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1,109 ft (338 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total529
 • Density913.64/sq mi (352.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56240
Area code320
FIPS code27-24758[3]
GNIS feature ID2394940[2]

Graceville is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 census.[4]

History

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Graceville was founded in the 1870s by a colony of Catholics and named for Thomas Langdon Grace, the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota.[5]

Covenant of our Lady of the Lake was a Native American residential school that operated in Graceville and opened in 1885. The school held Native American girls from Sisseton, South Dakota. In 1896, the US government withdrew its funding of the school and the students were sent back to Sisseton. The building was used as a school for students from the Graceville area for two years until it burned down in 1898.[6][7]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2), all land.[8]

U.S. Route 75 and Minnesota State Highway 28 are the two major highways that run through the community. The town's main street is Studdart Avenue. The town is on the northeast corner of Toqua Lake, a recreational lake surrounded by two campgrounds, a golf course, and a shooting club.

Graceville is in a natural area called a wet prairie, which is a mix of prairie land, swamp and numerous small lakes and ponds.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188040—
18905081,170.0%
190085668.5%
191098715.3%
19201,0223.5%
1930969−5.2%
19401,0205.3%
1950962−5.7%
1960823−14.4%
1970735−10.7%
19807806.1%
1990671−14.0%
2000605−9.8%
2010577−4.6%
2020529−8.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2020 Census[4]

2010 census

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As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 577 people, 263 households, and 135 families residing in the city. The population density was 994.8 inhabitants per square mile (384.1/km2). There were 305 housing units at an average density of 525.9 per square mile (203.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.8% White and 0.2% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 263 households, of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.7% were non-families. 44.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 52.2 years. 17% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 35% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.9% male and 54.1% female.

2000 census

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At the 2000 census,[3] there were 605 people, 257 households and 149 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,007.7 inhabitants per square mile (389.1/km2). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 471.4 per square mile (182.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.50% White, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 257 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.92.

Age distribution was 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 32.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.

The median household income was $27,143, and the median family income was $35,385. Males had a median income of $27,031 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,451. About 3.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

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Presidential election results 1960–2020
Precinct General Election Results[11]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 67.8% 227 31.3% 105 0.9% 3
2016 57.5% 195 34.5% 117 8.0% 27
2012 45.4% 148 52.8% 172 1.8% 6
2008 45.3% 153 53.0% 179 1.7% 6
2004 42.1% 143 56.8% 193 1.1% 4
2000 42.0% 142 49.1% 166 8.9% 30
1996 26.1% 89 63.1% 215 10.8% 37
1992 29.8% 108 49.6% 180 20.6% 75
1988 29.3% 119 70.7% 287 0.0% 0
1984 39.4% 163 60.6% 251 0.0% 0
1980 39.2% 191 53.6% 261 7.2% 35
1976 26.2% 102 70.5% 275 3.3% 13
1972 32.2% 126 66.0% 258 1.8% 7
1968 30.2% 117 65.6% 254 4.2% 16
1964 22.3% 88 77.7% 306 0.0% 0
1960 26.1% 109 73.6% 307 0.3% 1

Arts and culture

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Toquatennial Days

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In an effort to promote tourism, the Graceville Civic Group began Toquatennial Days on the first weekend of July in 1988, the 110th anniversary of the town's founding. Events included the crowning of "Miss Toquatennial" (entrants limited to women who would be seniors at the high school), a "Medallion Hunt", softball tournament, Sunday evening ice cream social and drag competition (an apparent parody of past Miss Toquatennials), two street dances (a free "kiddie" dance on Friday night, and the Graceville Volunteer Fire Department Fundraiser dance on Saturday night), and the Saturday morning "Graceville Gallop", a six-kilometer walk/run that circles Toqua Lake. The events culminated with a fireworks display at dusk on Sunday evening over Toqua Lake. Events continued to be held annually on the first weekend of July or last weekend of June until the Civic Group disbanded in 1998, but several local businesses and the Volunteer Fire Department have independently kept many of the events going every year, including the addition of a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and fire department "water fights".[citation needed]

Education

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Graceville is part of the Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley School District (Independent School District 2888). It is an elementary and high school conglomerate consisting of rural schools in Big Stone County, which united in 1994. The school mascot is the Wolverine and the school newspaper is the "Paw Press." The high school is in Graceville and the elementary school in nearby Clinton.

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley High School earned the Minnesota State High School League Championship in 9-man football, played at the H.H.H. Metrodome on November 13, 2012.[12] In 2009, C-G-B High School competed in the semifinal game against Stephen-Argyle School District, losing 18–21.[13] C-G-B sports compete in the Pheasant Conference of the Minnesota State High School League.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graceville, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 54.
  6. ^ "Interactive Digital Map of Indian Boarding Schools". The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Child, State-Minnesota St Benedict’s Industrial School St Benedict’s Industrial School for Indian GirlsSt John’s Indian Industrial School St Mary’s Mission School Mission of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Indian Industrial School St Paul’s Industrial School Academy of the Holy. "List". CTAH. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  9. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  11. ^ "Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results". Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  12. ^ MSHSL Championships List- MSHSL State Championships
  13. ^ 9-Man Semi Finals (Star Tribune, November 20, 2009)

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