Waite Park, Minnesota

For the neighborhood in Minneapolis, see Waite Park, Minneapolis.

Waite Park, Minnesota
—  City  —
Location of Waite Park, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°33′1″N 94°13′27″W / 45.55028°N 94.22417°W / 45.55028; -94.22417Coordinates: 45°33′1″N 94°13′27″W / 45.55028°N 94.22417°W / 45.55028; -94.22417
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Stearns
Area
– Total	7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2)
– Land	7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,070 ft (326 m)
Population (2010)[1]
– Total	6,715
– Density	841.0/sq mi (324.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	56387, 56388
Area code(s)	320
FIPS code	27-67612[2]
GNIS feature ID	0653722[3]
Website	www.waitepark.org

Waite Park is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,715 at the 2010 census.^[1] It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20 km²), all of it land.

Minnesota State Highway 23 and County 75 are two of the main routes in Waite Park.

Minnesota Highway 15 skirts the southeastern border of Waite Park. Interstate Highway 94 is to the immediate south and west of Waite Park.

Waite Park is immediately west of the city of St. Cloud.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	317		—
1910	406		28.1%
1920	953		134.7%
1930	1,318		38.3%
1940	1,427		8.3%
1950	1,639		14.9%
1960	2,016		23.0%
1970	2,824		40.1%
1980	3,496		23.8%
1990	5,020		43.6%
2000	6,568		30.8%
2010	6,715		2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 6,568 people, 2,967 households, and 1,536 families residing in the city. The population density was 841.0 people per square mile (324.7/km²). There were 3,065 housing units at an average density of 392.5 per square mile (151.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.74% White, 0.72% African American, 0.56% Native American, 3.50% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.

There were 2,967 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.2% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 21.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,803, and the median income for a family was $43,415. Males had a median income of $27,066 versus $21,481 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,796. About 7.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Waite Park is home to the St. Cloud area campus of Globe University/Minnesota School of Business, a private career college.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• City website