Editing Northrop, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{For|the neighborhood of Minneapolis|Northrop, Minneapolis}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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'''Northrop''' is a city in [[Martin County, Minnesota|Martin County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 223 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
Northrop was [[plat]]ted in 1899.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n353 334]}}</ref> It was named for [[Cyrus Northrop]], president of the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref name="history">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA185 | title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways | author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company | year=1908 | page=185}}</ref> A post office was established at Northrop in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Martin&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Martin County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Northrop is in northeastern Martin County, {{convert|7|mi|0}} north of [[Fairmont, Minnesota|Fairmont]], the [[county seat]], and the same distance south of [[Truman, Minnesota|Truman]]. [[Minnesota State Highway 15]] passes half a mile east of Northrop, connecting it with Fairmont and Truman.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Northrop has a total area of {{convert|0.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 134
|1950= 157
|1960= 189
|1970= 188
|1980= 269
|1990= 276
|2000= 262
|2010= 227
|2020= 223
|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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 227 people, 104 households, and 64 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1513.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 111 housing units at an average density of {{convert|740.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 3.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]].

There were 104 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the city was 45.8 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 35.7% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 262 people, 104 households, and 79 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,747.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 111 housing units at an average density of {{convert|740.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 104 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $42,250. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $20,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $35,785.  About 3.7% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.1% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Martin County, Minnesota}}

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