Forada, Minnesota

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official_name = Forada, Minnesota
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Forada, Minnesota


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

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area_total_km2 = 1.4
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 197
population_density_km2 = 143.1
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elevation_m = 432
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latd = 45 |latm = 47 |lats = 26 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 21 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

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Forada is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 197 at the 2000 census.

History

Forada's history is closely aligned with that of Czech immigrants, so much that in the 1980s a newspaper columnist in Alexandria dubbed the area "Little Bohemia."

Forada was established by the Soo Line Railroad to serve as a midway stop between the cities of Alexandria and Glenwood. The town was named "Forada" because the surveyor who laid out the town wanted to name it for his wife, Ada, but there was already a town in Minnesota by that name.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²) of it is land and 1.85% is water.

Minnesota State Highway 29 and County Highway 4 are two of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 197 people, 82 households, and 63 families residing in the city. The population density was 370.5 people per square mile (143.5/km²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 221.9/sq mi (86.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 82 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,393, and the median income for a family was $34,286. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,736. About 7.4% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

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