- Sunfish Lake, Minnesota
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sunfish Lake, Minnesota
settlement_type =City
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mapsize = 250x200px
map_caption = Location of Sunfish Lake, Minnesota
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Dakotagovernment_footnotes =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 4.4
area_land_km2 = 4.1
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 1.7
area_land_sq_mi = 1.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 504
population_density_km2 = 123.2
population_density_sq_mi = 319.0timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 296
elevation_ft = 971
latd = 44 |latm = 52 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 93 |longm = 5 |longs = 49 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code s
postal_code = 55077, 55118
area_code = 651
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 27-63544GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0652818GR|3
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footnotes =Sunfish Lake is a city in Dakota County,
Minnesota ,United States . The population was 504 at the 2000 census. Highway 110 serves as a main route.Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.7square mile s (4.4km² ), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (7.06%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 504 people, 173 households, and 147 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 319.0 people per square mile (123.2/km²). There were 178 housing units at an average density of 112.7/sq mi (43.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.83% White, 2.58% Asian, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.There were 173 households out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
Sunfish Lake is one of the wealthiest towns in America. The median income for a household in the city was $148,410, and the median income for a family was $161,491. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $55,714 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $82,347. About 0.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.References
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