Wood Lake, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wood Lake, Minnesota
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Wood Lake, Minnesota


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

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 2.1
area_land_km2 = 2.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 436
population_density_km2 = 209.1
population_density_sq_mi = 541.6

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 321
elevation_ft = 1053
latd = 44 |latm = 39 |lats = 8 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 32 |longs = 17 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 56297
area_code = 507
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 27-71446GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0654335GR|3
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Wood Lake is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 436 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 436 people, 182 households, and 119 families residing in the city. The population density was 541.6 people per square mile (210.4/km²). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 236.0/sq mi (91.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.62% White, 1.15% Native American, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 182 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% 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 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,203, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $30,900 versus $20,789 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,903. None of the families and 3.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 4.8% of those over 64.

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