Luverne (Minnesota)
Rock County
27-38564
Luverne is a small town ( with a status of "City" ) and the administrative seat of Rock County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010 Luverne had 4745 inhabitants.
Geography
Luverne is located in southwestern Minnesota on the Coteau des Prairies mentioned plateau, which extends to the south to Iowa and South Dakota to the west. The city is situated on the east bank of the Rock River, a tributary of the opening into the Missouri Big Sioux River. The geographic coordinates of Luverne are 43 ° 39'15 " north latitude and 96 ° 12'46 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 9.56 km ².
Towns nearby Luverne are Hardwick (14,6 km to the north ), Kenneth (21,8 km northeast), Magnolia (11.1 km to the east ), Kanaranzi (18,4 km to the southeast ), Steen ( 21.2 km SSW ) Beaver Creek ( 13.6 km west-southwest ) and Garretson, South Dakota ( 30.4 km WNW ).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (336 km northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul ( 350 km in the same direction), Rochester (334 km east), Iowa's capital, Des Moines (456 km south-east ), Omaha, Nebraska (300 km south), Sioux Falls, South Dakota ( 47.9 km west-southwest ) and Fargo, North Dakota ( 387 km north ).
Traffic
Along the southern edge of Luverne extends Interstate 90, is the longest interstate highway in the country. At the height of the center crosses U.S. Highway 75, which leads in a north-south direction through Luverne. The main street of the village is a road that runs parallel to I 90 and crosses the Rock River on the eastern edge. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways or within city roads.
The Luverne Municipal Airport is located south of the urban area, a small airfield. The nearest major airports are the South Falls Regional Airport ( 46.5 km to the west ), the Eppley Airfield near Omaha (307 km south) and the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport ( 329 km east-northeast ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Luverne 4745 people in 2048 households. The population density was 496.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In 2048 households lived statistically 2.23 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 52.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.0 percent were 65 years or older. 53.2 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 36,913. The per capita income was $ 21,540. 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Shantel VanSanten ( born 1985 ) - actress - born in Luverne
- James Russell Wiggins (1903-2000) - journalist, editor and diplomat - was born in Loverne
- Dick Wildungsmauer (1921-2006) - American football player - grew up in Loverne