Arlington (Minnesota)
Sibley County
27-02152
Arlington is a small town ( with a status of "City" ) in Sibley County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Arlington had 2233 inhabitants.
Geography
Arlington is located in south central Minnesota at High Iceland Creek, a small tributary of the Minnesota River. The geographic coordinates of Arlington are 44 ° 36'30 " north latitude and 94 ° 04'50 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 4.07 km ².
Towns nearby are Arlington Green Isle (10,5 km northeast), Henderson (21,7 km southeast), Gaylord (13,2 km southwest) and New Auburn (18,3 km to the northwest ).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis ( 94.1 kilometers north-east ), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (106 km in the same direction), Rochester ( 175 km southeast ), Iowa's capital, Des Moines (414 km south), Omaha, Nebraska ( 499 km SSW ), Sioux Falls, South Dakota (297 km southwest) and Fargo, North Dakota (390 km north-west ).
Traffic
The Minnesota State Route 5 into northeast-southwest direction as the main road through the city of Arlington. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways or within city roads.
In parallel to MN 5 is a railway line of the Minnesota Prairie Line through Arlington, a regional (Class III ) Railway company.
The nearest major airport is the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport ( 92.2 km ENE ).
History
The current city was created in 1856. From old records show that on May 11, 1858, a meeting of citizens stipulated the name Arlington for the place and the Township.
In the 1860s and 1870s many German immigrants arrived in the region. Thus, the city had a majority of ethnic German inhabitants.
In 1948, Arlington was incorporated as a Home Rule Charter City and released from the Township.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Arlington in 2233 people in 911 households. The population density was 548.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 911 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.1 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 3.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 9.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.6 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 47,163. The per capita income was $ 21,480. 21.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.