Henderson (Minnesota)
Sibley County
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Henderson is a small town ( with a status of "City" ) in Sibley County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Henderson had 886 inhabitants.
Geography
Henderson is located in south central Minnesota on the left bank of the Minnesota River. The geographical coordinates are 44 ° 31'42 Henderson " north latitude and 93 ° 54'28 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 2.82 km ².
Towns nearby Henderson are Belle Plaine (17,9 km northeast), New Prague (27,6 km east ), Le Sueur (9,9 km south), Gaylord (26,6 km west ), Arlington (20,7 km northwest ) and Green Isle ( 24.4 km NNW ).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis ( 88.8 kilometers north-east ), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul ( 96.2 km in the same direction), Rochester (152 km southeast), Iowa's capital, Des Moines ( 357 km south ), Omaha, Nebraska ( 496 km south-southwest ), Sioux Falls, South Dakota (293 km west-southwest ) and Fargo, North Dakota (401 km north-west ).
Traffic
The oldest thoroughfare is the Minnesota River, the city has over the connection to the waterways of the Mississippi and its tributaries.
The Minnesota State Route 19 leads coming from the west as the main road through the city of Henderson and crosses a bridge over the Minnesota River to continue on its course to the east. With the confluence with the MN 19 in the city center, the Minnesota State Route 93 reaches its northern terminus. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways or within city roads.
The nearest major airport is the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport ( 82.8 km to the northeast ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Henderson 886 people in 377 households. The population density was 314.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 377 households lived statistically 2.35 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.2 percent Asian and 1.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 52,500. The per capita income was $ 25,284. 11.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Henry Poehler (1833-1912) - 1879-1881 Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and longtime mayor of Henderson