Editing Sebeka, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
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|official_name            = Sebeka
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|motto                    = Small enough to know you, large enough to serve you.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww12.sebeka.com/|title=sebeka.com|website=ww12.sebeka.com}}</ref>

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|image_caption            = Buildings on Sebeka's main street, Minnesota Avenue.
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|image_seal               =

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Wadena County, Minnesota|Wadena]]

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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = David Anderson<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cityofsebeka.com/city_gov.htm |title=City of Sebeka, Minnesota - CityOfSebeka.com |access-date=September 3, 2009 |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504212908/http://www.cityofsebeka.com/city_gov.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = March 19, 1898

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|population_total         = 741
|population_density_km2   = 115.69
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 56477
|area_code                = [[Area code 218|218]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-59152<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website                  = http://www.cityofsebeka.org/
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'''Sebeka''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|b|iː|k|ə}} {{respell|sə|BEE|kə}}) is a city in [[Wadena County, Minnesota|Wadena County]], [[Minnesota]], United States.  Its population was 711 at 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|access-date=April 23, 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The name comes from an [[Ojibwe]] word meaning "town by the water".<ref name="mnhist">{{cite web |url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/OtherLanguage.cfm?PlaceNameID=2719&OPNameID=9739&County=80&SendingPage=Results.cfm |title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. |access-date=2010-04-02 |last=Upham |first=Warren |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 71|U.S. Highway 71]], [[Minnesota State Highway 227|State Highway 227]], and the historic [[Jefferson Highway]] (now Jefferson Avenue), are three of the main routes in the city.

==History==
Sebeka originally grew around the depot of the K-line branch of the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]], which first came through the area in 1892.<ref name="mnhist" /> The first major industry in the area was logging.<ref name="mnhist" /> The town's first store was the Anderson Pioneer Store.<ref name=sebekahistory>[http://www.sebeka.com/AboutUs/history.html Sebeka History]</ref> The town was incorporated on March 19, 1898. Its population has gone from 233 in 1900 to a peak of 818 in 1960.<ref name=sebekahistory />

[[File:Sebeka MN post office.jpg|thumb|right|alt=one-story brick building with sign "United States Post Office, Sebeka, Minnesota". In the background a water tower is visible.|Sebeka post office.]]

===Point of interest===
In the Sebeka High School building is a mural, painted in 1938, by artist [[Richard Haines]] that demonstrates the casein paint process as used in fresco-painting.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 14, 2011 |author=Iceberg |title=Sebeka mural a real treasure |url=http://www.srperspective.com/2011/02/sebeka-mural-a-real-treasure/ |website=Sr. Perspective |access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref> Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture]], later called the [[Section of Fine Arts]], of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it 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=2012-11-13|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=2012-07-02}}</ref>

The [[Redeye River]] flows through the city.<ref>{{cite book| title= Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1994 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-222-6 |pages= 61}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 223
|1910= 428
|1920= 585
|1930= 548
|1940= 648
|1950= 802
|1960= 823
|1970= 668
|1980= 774
|1990= 662
|2000= 710
|2010= 711
|2020= 741
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===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 711 people, 321 households, and 182 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|287.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 364 housing units at an average density of {{convert|147.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 321 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.3% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 710 people, 332 households, and 188 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|289.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 378 housing units at an average density of {{convert|153.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.54% of the population. 30.1% were of [[Finns|Finnish]], 28.2% [[Germans|German]], 9.2% [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] and 7.6% [[United States|American]] ancestry.

There were 332 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,693, and the median income for a family was $36,429. Males had a median income of $27,115 versus $19,531 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,933.  About 11.7% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Kenneth Arnold]], a pilot who reported a widely covered [[UFO]] sighting, was born in Sebeka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.project1947.com/fig/arnbiog.htm|title=PROJECT 1947 - Kenneth Arnold Biography|website=www.project1947.com}}</ref>
* [[Carrie Lee]], named Miss Minnesota USA in 2005, is a native of Sebeka.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.missminnesotausa.com/mn_history.cfm |title=Miss Minnesota Usa® & Miss Minnesota Teen Usa® |access-date=September 20, 2009 |archive-date=July 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723122916/http://www.missminnesotausa.com/mn_history.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Dick Stigman]], a [[Major League Baseball]] player, attended and graduated from [[Sebeka High School]].
* [[Patrick Volkerding]], founder and maintainer of [[Slackware]], is a resident of Sebeka since 2005.<ref>ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-current/COPYRIGHT.TXT</ref>

==Radio stations==
:'''FM radio'''
*92.5 [[KXKK]] 92.5 Hot Country
*94.5 [[KDLB]] [[Adult Contemporary]] The Arrow 94.7
*97.5  [[KDKK]] 97.5 Music of Your Life
*101.9 [[KQKK]] [[Adult Contemporary]], KQ102
*105.9 [[KKWS]] [[Country music|Country]] SuperStation K106
:'''AM radio'''
*870  [[KPRM]] [[Classic Country]] [[News/Talk]]
*1070 [[KSKK]] [[Country music|Country]], 10,000 Watts
*1570 [[KAKK]] [[Oldies]] 1570, 10,000 Watts

==Gallery==
<gallery>
City Hall, Sebeka, Minnesota.jpg|City Hall
Post Office, Sebeka, Minnesota.jpg|Post Office
Sebeka - Menahga Review Messenger Newspaper building, Sebeka, Minnesota.jpg|Sebeka - Menahga Review Messenger Newspaper building
Former bank building, Sebeka, Minnesota.jpg|Former bank building
Former Fire House, Sebeka, Minnesota.jpg|Former Fire House
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.lakesnwoods.com/SebekaGallery.htm Sebeka Photo Gallery]

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