Rothsay, Minnesota

Otter Tail County Wilkin County

27-56014

Rothsay is a small town ( with a status of " City "), which is equal parts in Otter Tail and Wilkin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Rothsay had 493 inhabitants.

Geography

Rothsay is located in western Minnesota, near the border with North Dakota. The geographical coordinates are 46 ° of Rothsay 28'30 " north latitude and 96 ° 16'50 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 2.28 km ².

Neighbouring places of Rothsay are Pelican Rapids (26 km northeast), Erhard (15,6 km to the east), Elizabeth (17,9 km southeast), Foxhome (25,8 km to the south) and Barnesville (25,8 km northwest ).

The nearest major cities are Fargo, North Dakota ( 68.3 km north west ), Duluth Lake Superior ( 369 km east ), Minneapolis (313 km south-east ), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul ( 334 km in the same direction) and Sioux Falls South Dakota ( 381 km south ).

Traffic

The main artery for traffic is Interstate 94 and here congruent running U.S. Highway 52 All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways and within local roads.

By Rothsay runs a railroad line of the BNSF Railway.

The nearest major airports are the Hector International Airport in Fargo ( 77.3 km NNW ) and the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport (336 km south-east ).

History

In 1879 a railway line was built, eliminating white settlers arrived in increasing numbers in the area. A post office was established in 1880. Rothsay was incorporated in 1883 as an independent municipality. Named the place was named after the town of Rothesay in Scotland.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Rothsay 493 people in 211 households. The population density was 216.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 211 households lived statistically 2.34 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 98.8 percent White, 0.8 percent Native American and 0.4 percent Asian. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.2 percent were ( a person ) of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 48.7 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 44,375. The per capita income was $ 18,840. 12.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.