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Ghent, Minnesota

Ghent, Minnesota, in Lyon county, is 77 miles NE of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center) and 133 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of the year 2000 census, 315 people lived in Ghent.

The People and Families of Ghent

In Ghent, about 63% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Ghent had a median family income of $47,417.

Ghent Housing

An estimated 83% of living spaces in Ghent are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Ghent, 90% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	77 miles NE of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	133 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Lyon
Standard Zip Codes	56239
Phone Area Codes	507
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.513
Longitude	-95.89

Station	MARSHALL
Distance	6.2 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 24 F
Apr Temp	36 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	39 to 61 F
Annual Precip	25.7 inches

Station	TYLER
Distance	19.9 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 22 F
Apr Temp	35 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 59 F
Annual Precip	26.1 inches

Station	LAMBERTON SW EXP STN
Distance	33.7 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 22 F
Apr Temp	34 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	35 to 60 F
Annual Precip	26.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	315	100%
Male	146	46.3%
Female	169	53.7%
Under 18	89	28.3%
18+	226	71.7%
65+	37	11.7%
Median Age	33.7
Average Family Size	2.91
White	307	97.5%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	6	1.9%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	1	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.6%
Median Family Income (1999)	$47,417
Population In Poverty	23	7.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	331
Growth	16
Growth %	5.1%

Ancestry	Percent
German	36.2%
Belgian	21.4%
Norwegian	10.1%
Irish	6.6%
Dutch	5.4%
French (except Basque)	3.9%
Polish	3.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.1%
US/American	1.9%
Danish	1.9%
English	1.6%
Slovene	1.6%
Icelander	0.8%
French Canadian	0.8%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
Swedish	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Ghent	315	$47,417
Cottonwood	1,148	$49,375
Lynd	346	$36,458
Marshall	12,735	$52,284
Minneota	1,449	$46,023
Russell	371	$39,000
Taunton	207	$38,125

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