Editing Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Hoyt Lakes''' is a city in [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|Saint Louis County]], [[Minnesota]]. The population was 2,020 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Hoyt%20Lakes%20city,%20Minnesota |access-date=June 1, 2024 |website=Census}}</ref>

Hoyt Lakes was created in 1955<ref>https://www.mnopedia.org/multimedia/hoyt-lakes-under-construction</ref> to serve the [[taconite]] mine that were operational 1956 - 2008. Ore was transported to [[Taconite Harbor, Minnesota|Taconite Harbor]] by the [[Cliffs Erie Railroad]].<ref>https://www.mesabitribune.com/news/erie-mining-history-opens-in-hoyt-lakes/article_6ddd3928-50b9-11e8-a253-6f386533463c.html</ref>

[[County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota#110|Saint Louis County Highway 110 (CR 110)]] serves as a main route in Hoyt Lakes.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|58.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|56.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.65|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>  Water bodies in the community include Colby Lake and Whitewater Lake.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 3186
|1970= 3634
|1980= 3186
|1990= 2348
|2000= 2082
|2010= 2017
|2020= 2020
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,017 people, 885 households, and 602 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|35.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,016 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.3% of the population.

There were 885 households, of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.71.

The median age in the city was 49.3 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 25.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|census of 2000]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,082 people, 916 households, and 649 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|37.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 995 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.19% of the population. 22.4% were of [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 18.6% [[Germans|German]], 14.3% [[Finns|Finnish]], 7.2% [[Irish people|Irish]], 6.1% [[Swedish people|Swedish]] and 5.2% [[English people|English]] ancestry.

There were 916 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,493, and the median income for a family was $45,603. Males had a median income of $42,000 versus $24,052 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,882. About 6.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

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==External links==
* [http://hoytlakes.com/ City of Hoyt Lakes, MN – Official Website]

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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in St. Louis County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Minnesota]]