Editing Freeport, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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|official_name            = Freeport
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|motto                    = The city with a smile

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|area_code                = [[Area code 320|320]]
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'''Freeport''' is a city in [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 632 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=23 April 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Freeport is part of the [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]] [[St. Cloud metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
A post office called Freeport has been in operation since 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Stearns |title=Stearns County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=8 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118191353/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Stearns |archive-date=18 January 2016 }}</ref> The city was named after [[Freeport, Illinois]].<ref name="Upham 524">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n541 524]}}</ref> Freeport was incorporated in 1892.<ref name="Upham 524" />  The city contains two properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]: the 1905 [[Church of the Sacred Heart (Freeport, Minnesota)|Church of the Sacred Heart]] and remnants of the 1898 [[Swany White Flour Mills]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota National Register Properties Database |url=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/ |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=2009 |access-date=2018-06-12}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  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 city of Freeport is located within [[Oak Township, Stearns County, Minnesota|Oak Township]] geographically but is a separate entity.

Freeport is located along [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|Interstate 94]]/[[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 52]].  Other routes include Stearns County Roads 11 and 157.  [[Getchell Creek]] flows nearby.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 313
|1910= 450
|1920= 525
|1930= 456
|1940= 548
|1950= 558
|1960= 615
|1970= 593
|1980= 563
|1990= 556
|2000= 454
|2010= 632
|2020= 675
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
}}
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212234628/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 632 people, 271 households, and 184 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|549.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 280 housing units at an average density of {{convert|243.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.6% of the population.

There were 271 households, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.2% 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 2.33 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the city was 37 years. 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 454 people, 190 households, and 132 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|514.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 199 housing units at an average density of {{convert|225.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 190 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,955, and the median income for a family was $39,063. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $22,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,827.  About 3.2% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

==In the media==
[[Garrison Keillor]], creator of [[Lake Wobegon]] and host of the radio variety show [[A Prairie Home Companion]], has written that [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]] in general and Freeport specifically, in addition to other small Minnesota towns, were inspirations for his fictional town, Lake Wobegon. In 1998, the county honored Keillor and his show by naming a section of abandoned rail line the [[Lake Wobegon Trails|Lake Wobegon Trail]].<ref>In Search of Lake Wobegon (National Geographic Magazine); Garrison Keillor; December 2000</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Janice Ettle]], two-time winner of [[Grandma's Marathon]] and winner of the 1985 [[Twin Cities Marathon]]
*[[Bud Heidgerken]], Minnesota politician<ref>[http://www.llrl.mn.gov/fulldetail?ID-10765 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Bud Heidgerken]{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Post Office-Freeport, Minnesota.jpg|Post Office
Veteran's Memorial-Freeport, Minnesota.jpg|Veteran's Memorial
City Hall-Freeport, Minnesota-02.jpg|City Hall
Lake Wobegone Trail Marker-Freeport, Minnesota-01.jpg|Lake Wobegone Trail Marker
Church of the Sacred Heart, Freeport MN.jpg|Church of the Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Church School, Freeport, Minnesota.jpg|Sacred Heart Church School
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://freeportmn.org City Website]

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{{St. Cloud metropolitan area}}

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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Stearns County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:St. Cloud, Minnesota metropolitan area]]