Medicine Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 371 at the 2010 census. The city is located on a peninsula that juts into a lake of the same name.p>
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85Â km2), of which 0.18 square miles (0.47Â km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39Â km2) is water. The city is completely surrounded by the city of Plymouth, and forms a peninsula stretching into the lake that it is named after.
Minnesota State Highway 55 is 0.5 mile from the community.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 371 people, 160 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,061.1 inhabitants per square mile (795.8/km2). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 966.7 per square mile (373.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.8% White, 4.3% African American, 1.3% Native American, 2.2% Asian, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 160 households of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.88.
The median age in the city was 47.7 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.4% were from 25 to 44; 39.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.3% male and 47.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 368 people, 159 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,133.1 persons per square mile (835.8/km²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 985.4 per square mile (386.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.38% White, 0.54% African American, 2.45% Asian, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population. 23.9% were of German, 14.0% Norwegian, 13.7% Swedish, 6.4% Dutch, 6.1% English and 5.1% Polish ancestry.
There were 159 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city, the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $70,750, and the median income for a family was $100,382. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $37,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $45,942. None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Notable people
- Terry Gilliam â€" American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. His family moved to Medicine Lake soon after Gilliam was born in Minneapolis in 1940.
References
External links
- City of Medicine Lake website
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medicine Lake, Minnesota
- Medicine Lake Sailing Club