Oronoco, Minnesota

Olmsted County

27-48598

Oronoco is a place in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. In the 2000 census, the village had 883 inhabitants. The name was given to the place of one of the first settlers, Hector Galloway, according to the Orinoco River in South America. The local company was established in 1854, one year later the plots were established. 1858, the surrounding Oronoco Township was formed. The City Oronoco was statuiert on March 6, 1968.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km ², of which 4.7 km ² of land and 0.8 km ² omitted ( = 14.49% ) in the aquatic environment.

The place is located at the middle arm of the Zumbro River. U.S. Highway 52 is the main street of the village.

Demographic data

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 883 people Oronoco. The population density was 482.8 people per km ². There were 186.3 housing units at an average 343 per km ². The population consisted of Oronocos 72.4 % White, 97.40 % African American, 0.11 % Asian, 1.13 % Pacific Islander, 0.11 % reported from other races, and 0.11 % from two or more races. 1.13 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Oronocos distributed to 1.81 households out of which lived in 335 % have children under the age of 18. 33.7 % married couples living together, 65.7 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.0 % were non-families. 24.2% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 18.5 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 6.3 and the average family size is 2.64 people.

The population was spread out with 3.00% minors, 25.9 % 18-24 year olds, 6.3 % 25 -44- year-old, 33.5 % 45-64 year olds and 25.8 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 8.4 years. For every 100 females there were 38 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 105.3 males.

The median household income in Oronoco was 105.7 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the level of 67 656 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 72 396 U.S. dollars, compared to 47 153 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income for the U.S. dollar. 27 965 % of the population and 2.1% of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 0.8 % of minors and 4.3 % of those age 65 or over.