Editing Maple Lake, Minnesota (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,633 people, 621 households, and 388 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|848.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 632 housing units at an average density of {{convert|328.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.98% of the population. 52.4% were of [[Germans|German]], 8.6% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 7.4% [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 621 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,047.50, and the median income for a family was $54,423. Males had a median income of $35,375 versus $25,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,476.  About 2.3% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.