Pine River, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pine River, Minnesota
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Pine River, Minnesota


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Cass

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area_total_km2 = 3.0
area_land_km2 = 2.9
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 1.2
area_land_sq_mi = 1.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 928
population_density_km2 = 322.2
population_density_sq_mi = 834.6

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 394
elevation_ft = 1293
latd = 46 |latm = 43 |lats = 12 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 24 |longs = 10 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 56474
area_code = 218
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blank_info = 27-51280GR|2
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blank1_info = 0649494GR|3
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Pine River is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 928 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.48%) is water.

Minnesota State Highways 84 and 371 are two of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 928 people, 438 households, and 216 families residing in the city. The population density was 834.6 people per square mile (322.8/km²). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 417.3/sq mi (161.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.77% White, 0.75% African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 438 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.5% were non-families. 48.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 35.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 78.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,480, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $25,714 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,571. About 10.1% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.

Radio stations

:FM radio
*104.3 KLKS Timeless music, CNN and local news, Great Lakes Weather Service Meteorologists
*92.5 KXKK 92.5 Hot Country
*94.7 KSKK Adult Contemporary The Arrow 94.7
*97.5 KDKK 97.5 Music of Your Life, Northern Minnesota's Most Power FM Station
*101.9 KQKK Adult Contemporary, KQ102
*102.5 NEW-FM, Bemidji's Hottest NEW FM Station

:AM radio
*810 NEW-AM, Soon to be Bemidji's most Powerful AM station
*870 KPRM Classic Country News/Talk, Northern Minnesota Most Powerful AM Station
*1070 KVKK Country, 10,000 Watts
*1570 KAKK Oldies 1570, 10,000 Watts

References

External links

* [http://www.pinerivermn.com/ Pine River Home Page]