Two Harbors (Minnesota)
Lake County
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Two Harbors is a small town ( with a status of "City" ) and the administrative seat of Lake County in the northeast of the U.S. State of Minnesota. In 2010, Two Harbors had 3745 inhabitants.
Geography
Two Harbors is located northeast of Duluth on the shore of Lake Superior. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 8.3 km ². About 20 kilometers north of Gooseberry Falls State Park is located.
History
Founded in 1902 in Two Harbors Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. Later, 3M moved to Duluth and is now a global company with headquarters in St. Paul. In addition, the city has a port which has been used extensively, especially in the 20th century.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Two Harbors 3745 people in 1649 households. The population density was 451.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1649 households lived statistically 2.19 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.6 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 34,701. The per capita income was $ 22,185. 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Philip Berrigan (1923-2002), peace activist and Roman Catholic priest
- Bill Stone (1899-1983), American football player