Elko New Market | |
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 Elko SpeedWay | |
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| Coordinates:44°34′00″N93°20′15″W / 44.56667°N 93.33750°W /44.56667; -93.33750 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Scott |
| Founded | 1856 (NM) |
| Established | 1858 (NM) |
| Merged | 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government - Executive form |
| • Mayor | Joe Julius[citation needed] |
| • City Manager | Thomas Terry[citation needed] |
| Area | |
• City | 3.49 sq mi (9.03 km2) |
| • Land | 3.49 sq mi (9.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 4,846 |
• Estimate (2024)[4] | 5,200 |
| • Density | 1,389.33/sq mi (536.48/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,690,512 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 55054, 55020 |
| Area code | 952 |
| FIPS code | 27-18662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394658[2] |
| Website | ci.enm.mn.us |
Elko New Market is a city inScott County, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 2006 through a merging of bordering citiesElko andNew Market. The population was 4,846 at the2020 census.[3]
Served by Interstate 35 and Scott County Road 2, the city contains one public school, and is notable as the location ofElko Speedway. TheNew Market Hotel and Store is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places. The city contains a marker for theBig Woods of south–central Minnesota.[5]
Elko was initially a railway village in 1858. New Market was named for the town near Cambridge, England though it was first named Jackson until its establishment about the same time.[6] Both Elko and New Market were common town names of the era according to the Minnesota Historical Society.
On March 21, 2006, both the cities ofElko andNew Market passed a referendum to merge.[7] The new city was named Elko New Market with the merger taking effect on January 1, 2007.
Located midway between the cities ofMinneapolis andFaribault alongInterstate 35, Elko New Market is in the southernexurban belt of theMinneapolis – Saint Paul area.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.36 square miles (8.70 km2), all land.[8]
The climate of Elko New Market is classified aswarm-summer humid continental with features of ahot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa).
| Climate data for Elko New Market (Lakeville weather station) - 2010-2020 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.6 (−5.2) | 26.4 (−3.1) | 42.4 (5.8) | 55.0 (12.8) | 68.7 (20.4) | 78.3 (25.7) | 82.8 (28.2) | 80.4 (26.9) | 72.1 (22.3) | 57.2 (14.0) | 41.9 (5.5) | 27.1 (−2.7) | 54.5 (12.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.5 (−8.6) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 34.9 (1.6) | 46.2 (7.9) | 59.2 (15.1) | 68.9 (20.5) | 73.2 (22.9) | 70.9 (21.6) | 63.5 (17.5) | 49.6 (9.8) | 36.1 (2.3) | 22.5 (−5.3) | 46.7 (8.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.6 (−13.0) | 10.4 (−12.0) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 37.4 (3.0) | 49.5 (9.7) | 59.9 (15.5) | 63.9 (17.7) | 61.3 (16.3) | 55.2 (12.9) | 41.9 (5.5) | 29.5 (−1.4) | 18.1 (−7.7) | 38.8 (3.8) |
| Average rainfall inches (mm) | 0.8 (20) | 0.7 (18) | 1.8 (45) | 2.5 (64) | 3.5 (89) | 4.1 (105) | 4.1 (105) | 4.0 (102) | 3.1 (80) | 2.2 (56) | 1.5 (37) | 0.9 (24) | 29.3 (745) |
| Source:weather-online[9] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2000 | 3,972 | — | |
| 2010 | 4,110 | 3.5% | |
| 2020 | 4,846 | 17.9% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 5,024 | [4] | 3.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2020 Census[3] | |||
As of thecensus of 2010, there were 4,110 people, 1,259 households, and 1,064 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,223.2 inhabitants per square mile (472.3/km2). There were 1,328 housing units at an average density of 395.2 per square mile (152.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.5%White, 1.6%African American, 0.3%Native American, 3.1%Asian, 0.2% fromother races, and 2.2% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
There were 1,259 households, of which 60.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% weremarried couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 15.5% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.53.
The median age in the city was 30.4 years. 38% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 39.5% were from 25 to 44; 15.1% were from 45 to 64; and 2.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.
Elko Speedway is located in Elko New Market.
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