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GEOGRAPHY


According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.0 Km&2 (0.8 Mi&2 ), all land.

The Browns Valley weather station often records some of Minnesota's highest summer temperatures. For example, on July 31, 2007, a high of 107° F (42° C) was registered 1.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 690 people, 285 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 337.2/km&2 (878.5/mi&2). There were 317 housing units at an average density of 154.9/km&2 (403.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.61% White , 15.80% Native American , 0.43% Asian , 0.14% Pacific Islander , 0.14% from Other Races , and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 285 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were Married Couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 31.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,563, and the median income for a family was $30,208. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $20,139 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $15,062. About 10.3% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.


FLOODING

from ice-covered Lake Traverse at the bottom of frame, south to Big Stone Lake (top). The Little Minnesota River is flooding the valley floor and Browns Valley (center).]]