Ivanhoe, Minnesota

Ivanhoe was platted in 1901.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA87 | 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=87}} It was named for Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe. A post office has been in operation at Ivanhoe since 1901.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Lincoln | title=Lincoln County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=18 July 2015}} Ivanhoe was named county seat in 1902.{{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/n326 307]}} Physician and Minnesota state legislator Richard Mulder (1938–2022) lived in Ivanhoe.[http://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10440 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Richard Mulder] Gwen Walz, the wife of 2024 Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz, grew up in Ivanhoe.{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Jenna |last2=Hutton |first2=Rachel |date=2024-08-06 |title=Who is Gwen Walz? A mom, a teacher and an adviser to her husband |url=https://www.startribune.com/who-is-gwen-walz-a-mom-a-teacher-and-an-advisor-to-her-husband/600913326 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.startribune.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807001538/https://www.startribune.com/who-is-gwen-walz-a-mom-a-teacher-and-an-advisor-to-her-husband/600913326 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Joseph |title=Gwen Walz, the Coolheaded, Ultracompetent Political Spouse |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/style/gwen-walz-tim-walz-minnesota.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |publisher=The New York Times |date=14 August 2024}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of {{convert|0.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.88|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{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 }}

The Yellow Medicine River flows past Ivanhoe as an intermittent stream near its headwaters.{{cite book |last= Waters |first= Thomas F. |title= The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota |year= 2006 |publisher= University of Minnesota Press |location= Minneapolis |isbn= 0-8166-0960-8 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/streamsriversofm0000wate/page/288 288–303] |chapter= The Southwest: Rivers of the Coteau des Prairies |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/streamsriversofm0000wate/page/288 }}{{cite book| title= Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1994 |publisher= DeLorme |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-222-6 |pages= 28}}

U.S. Highway 75 and Minnesota State Highway 19 are two of the main routes in the city.

{{US Census population

|1910= 484

|1920= 655

|1930= 556

|1940= 606

|1950= 682

|1960= 719

|1970= 738

|1980= 761

|1990= 751

|2000= 679

|2010= 559

|2020= 560

|align-fn=center

|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]

}}

Rather unusually for rural southwestern Minnesota, a high percentage of Ivanhoe's residents are of Polish ancestry.{{Cite web|url=https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Minnesota/Ivanhoe/Ancestry|title=The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas}}{{Cite web|url=http://ivn.stparchive.com/Archive/IVN/IVN08042011P06.php|title = Ivanhoe Times, August 4, 2011, Page 4}}

As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-11-13}} of 2010, there were 559 people, 268 households, and 144 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|635.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 317 housing units at an average density of {{convert|360.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.8% White and 0.2% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 268 households, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.3% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.74.

The median age in the city was 49.5 years.18.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 28.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 679 people, 310 households, and 172 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|745.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 341 housing units at an average density of {{convert|374.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.71% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 310 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $40,491. Males had a median income of $27,946 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income was $17,775. About 4.6% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over.

{{reflist}}

• {{commons category-inline|Ivanhoe, Minnesota}}
• {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130629142357/http://www.ivanhoe-mn.com/ City Website]}}

{{Lincoln County, Minnesota}}

{{Minnesota county seats}}

{{authority control}}

Category:Cities in Minnesota

Category:Cities in Lincoln County, Minnesota

Category:County seats in Minnesota