MOOSE LAKE, MINNESOTA

'Moose Lake' is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 2,239 at the 2000 census.
Moose Lake State Park is nearby.
Interstate Highway 35, Minnesota Highway 27, Minnesota Highway 73, and County 61 are four of the main arterial routes in the community.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Pop culture references

External links

See also

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²). 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (11.82%) is water. Was one of the communities affected by the massive 1918 Cloquet Fire.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,239 people, 577 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density was 313.2/km² (811.1/mi²). There were 628 housing units at an average density of 87.9/km² (227.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.99% White, 11.61% African American, 3.75% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 1.38% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.53% of the population.
There were 577 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 46.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 12.6% under the age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 197.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 227.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,130, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $31,641 versus $24,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,128. About 5.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Pop culture references

★ In the popular children's video series, ''VeggieTales'', there is an ongoing gag regarding Moose Lake such as in ''The End of Silliness?'' when a petition is made to bring back ''Silly Songs with Larry'', Dr. Archibald reveals to Larry that it was signed by the entire population of Duluth, Minnesota and one citizen of Moose Lake, to which Larry responds, "Wow, Moose Lake!"

External links

★ Moose Lake Area Chamber of Commerce website

★ Moose Lake official website

★ Moose Lake Schools website

★ ''Moose Lake Star-Gazette'' - newspaper website

★ Moose Lake State Park - DNR website entry

★ Video documentary on the 1918 Cloquet Fire - Link

See also

★ Interstate Highway 35

★ Minnesota Highway 27

★ Minnesota Highway 73