Editing Kerkhoven, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Kerkhoven
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = Kerk
|motto                    = "A Small Town with Big Possibilities."

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|image_caption            = Businesses on Atlantic Avenue
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|map_caption              = Location of Kerkhoven, Minnesota
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Swift County, Minnesota|Swift]]

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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Kordell Van Heuveln
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|population_total         = 805
|population_density_km2   = 373.08
|population_density_sq_mi = 966.39

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 56252
|area_code                = [[Area code 320|320]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-32876 <ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website                  = http://www.cityofkerk.com/
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'''Kerkhoven''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɜːr|k|h|oʊ|v|ə|n}} {{respell|KURK|hoh|vən}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> is a city in [[Swift County, Minnesota|Swift County]], [[Minnesota]], United States, located roughly {{convert|100|mi|km}} west of the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities]] region of [[Minneapolis]]/[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] along [[U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 12]]. The population was 759 as per the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census |accessdate=23 April 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Kerkhoven, Minnesota-04.jpg|thumb|Former bank building]]Kerkhoven was [[plat]]ted in 1870, and named for a railroad promoter.<ref name="Upham 541">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n558 541]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Kerkhoven since 1871.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Swift | title=Swift County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=9 August 2015}}</ref> Kerkhoven was incorporated in 1881.<ref name="Upham 541" />

The city name is Dutch meaning church cemeteries. It is from the persons who purchased bonds (Kerkhoven and Co. of Holland in 1864) of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (later the Great Northern etc.). The family name originally was van Kerckhoven (van=from, kerk=church and hoven=gardens or yards).<ref>The Kerkhoven Banner, June 1981, Section A, page 2</ref> They were financial persons purchasing interest-bearing bonds, but not active promoters of the fledgling prairie railroad.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.82|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]] |accessdate=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 94
|1890= 299
|1900= 411
|1910= 432
|1920= 568
|1930= 553
|1940= 607
|1950= 664
|1960= 645
|1970= 641
|1980= 761
|1990= 735
|2000= 759
|2010= 759
|2020= 805
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2010 census===
[[File:Kerkhoven, Minnesota-03.jpg|thumb|Water tower]]As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 759 people, 329 households, and 206 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|925.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 352 housing units at an average density of {{convert|429.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.3% of the population.

There were 329 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.4% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% 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 2.97.

The median age in the city was 40.1 years. 26% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 759 people, 313 households, and 210 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,023.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 338 housing units at an average density of {{convert|455.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 94.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.74% of the population.

There were 313 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100&nbsp;females there were 88.8&nbsp;males.  For every 100&nbsp;females age&nbsp;18 and over, there were 85.9&nbsp;males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,375, and the median income for a family was $40,179. Males had a median income of $27,262 versus $22,656 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,435.  About 8.4% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age&nbsp;65 or over.

==Education==
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Kerkhoven is home to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Junior Senior High School on the western side of the community. The current building (which replaced the 1904 McKinley Building complex) was constructed in 1994 during 1993-1994, adjacent to the old one. The original structure was demolished in the summer of 1994. The new and current building started during the 1994-1995 school year. The local high school (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints) claimed the 2008 Minnesota High School Football Class&nbsp;A Championship by defeating Royalton, and reigned as 2009 Minnesota Class A Wrestling Champions.
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