Editing Funkley, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Funkley, Minnesota
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
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|image_caption            = Funkley, MN Road Sign and Bar
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Beltrami County, Minnesota|Beltrami]]
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Emil Erickson
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|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1904
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|area_total_km2           = 1.958
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 12
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
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|population_total         = 18
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = −6
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|utc_offset_DST           = −5
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|elevation_m              = 424
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 56630
|area_code                = [[Area code 218|218]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-22976
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0656344<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|0656344}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 7.375%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/funkley.html|title=Funkley (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref>
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'''Funkley''' is a city in [[Beltrami County, Minnesota|Beltrami County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 18 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Funkley_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2722976 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref> making the city the second-least populous incorporated place in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/502234/smallest-town-each-50-states | title=The Smallest Town in Each of the 50 States | work=Mental Floss | date=August 25, 2017 | access-date=June 25, 2018 | author=Rivero, Nicolas}}</ref> It shared that distinction with [[Tenney, Minnesota|Tenney]] until the latter dissolved in 2011.<ref name=tata>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Mary Lynn|title=Teeny Tenney says ta-ta; residents vote 2-1 to dissolve town|url=http://www.startribune.com/local/124328119.html|access-date=November 9, 2014|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|date=June 22, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Funkley Depot Station.jpg|thumb|left|Funkley Depot Station, ca. 1910]]Funkley was incorporated in 1904 at the site of a junction along the [[Minnesota and International Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names - Township and Village Information|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1089&BookCodeID=6&County=4&SendingPage=Results.cfm|work=Minnesota Place Names|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=May 21, 2011}}</ref> The name comes from Henry Funkley, a county attorney.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=37}}</ref>

==Post Office==
Funkley's [[Post office|Post Office]] was established in 1903 and remained in operation until 1967. Now Funkley is served by the [[Blackduck, Minnesota|Blackduck]] Post Office, which is approximately 7 miles southwest of the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guide to Funkley Minnesota|url=https://www.lakesnwoods.com/Funkley.htm|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=www.lakesnwoods.com}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 59
|1920= 56
|1930= 60
|1940= 26
|1950= 28
|1960= 28
|1970= 19
|1980= 18
|1990= 15
|2000= 15
|2010= 5
|2020= 18
|estyear=2023
|estimate=12
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=August 15, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 15, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 5 people, 5 households, and 0 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|8.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 12 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 20.0% from two or more races.

There were 5 households, of which 100.0% were non-families. 100.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.00 and the average family size was 0.00.

The median age in the city was 46.8 years. 0.0% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20% were from 25 to 44; 80% were from 45 to 64; and 0.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 20.0% male and 80.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 15 people, 6 households, and 4 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|38.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 6 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and none 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 2.60.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 150.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $17,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,521. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].

==References==
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{{Beltrami County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Cities in Beltrami County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]