Echo, Minnesota facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Echo
|
|
|---|---|
Location of Echo, Minnesota
|
|
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Yellow Medicine |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Incorporated | 1892 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2) |
| • Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
| Population
(2020)
|
|
| • Total | 243 |
| • Estimate
(2021)
|
235 |
| • Density | 663.93/sq mi (256.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
56237
|
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-17900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394612 |
Echo is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 243 at the 2020 census.
Contents
History
Echo was platted in 1884, and named for its location in Echo Township. Echo was incorporated in 1892.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 334 | — | |
| 1910 | 430 | 28.7% | |
| 1920 | 482 | 12.1% | |
| 1930 | 403 | −16.4% | |
| 1940 | 477 | 18.4% | |
| 1950 | 490 | 2.7% | |
| 1960 | 459 | −6.3% | |
| 1970 | 356 | −22.4% | |
| 1980 | 334 | −6.2% | |
| 1990 | 304 | −9.0% | |
| 2000 | 278 | −8.6% | |
| 2010 | 278 | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | 243 | −12.6% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 235 | −15.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
|||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 278 people, 111 households, and 71 families living in the city. The population density was 275.2 inhabitants per square mile (106.3/km2). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 120.8 per square mile (46.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% White, 1.4% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the population.
There were 111 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.23.
The median age in the city was 37 years. 32% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
See also
In Spanish: Echo (Minnesota) para niños
