St. Charles, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = St. Charles, Minnesota
settlement_type = City
nickname = Gateway to Whitewater
motto = City with a Smile

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image_caption = Main Street in St. Charles


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map_caption = Location of St. Charles, Minnesota


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

government_footnotes =
government_type = Council
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = William J. Spitzer
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Nick Koverman
established_title =
established_date =

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 8.5
area_land_km2 = 8.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 3.3
area_land_sq_mi = 3.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 3295
population_density_km2 = 388.1
population_density_sq_mi = 1005.3

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 344
elevation_ft = 1129
latd = 43 |latm = 58 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
longd = 92 |longm = 3 |longs = 51 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 55972
area_code = 507
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 27-56788GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0650549GR|3
website = [http://www.stcharlesmn.org/ www.stcharlesmn.org]
footnotes =

St. Charles is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,295 at the 2000 census. It promotes itself as the gateway to Whitewater State Park, which is located 7 miles (11 km) north of the city on Minnesota State Highway 74.

St. Charles' annual festival is "Gladiolus Days", held every August; it honors the late Carl H. Fischer, a local resident who developed many varieties of that flower.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²), all of it land.

U.S. Route 14 bisects the city from east to west. Minnesota State Highway 74 goes through the city from south to north, running along Whitewater Avenue, also known as Main Street. A freeway entrance to Interstate 90 is immediately south of the city.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,295 people, 1,238 households, and 870 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,005.3 people per square mile (387.9/km²). There were 1,276 housing units at an average density of 389.3/sq mi (150.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.62% White, 0.97% African American, 0.27% Native American, 3.61% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 2.70% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.95% of the population.

There were 1,238 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,813, and the median income for a family was $50,375. Males had a median income of $31,653 versus $23,173 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,727. About 7.5% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

*Brad Nessler, ESPN commentator
*Erik Larson and Joe Roberts, Minnesota State Speech Champions 2008 - Duo
* Mel Brownell, Longtime Mayor

References

External links

* [http://www.stcharlesmn.org City website]