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Kensington, Minnesota

Kensington, Minnesota, in Douglas county, is 75 miles W of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center) and 130 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city contains a population of approximately 286.

The People and Families of Kensington

In Kensington, about 48% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Kensington had a median family income of $39,750.

Kensington Housing

Kensington has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 79% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Kensington, 81% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	75 miles W of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	130 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Douglas
Standard Zip Codes	56343
Phone Area Codes	320
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	45.778
Longitude	-95.695

Station	GLENWOOD 2 WNW
Distance	14.2 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 20 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	35 to 59 F
Annual Precip	24.7 inches

Station	MORRIS WC EXP STN
Distance	15.3 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 18 F
Apr Temp	34 to 54 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	35 to 58 F
Annual Precip	25.3 inches

Station	ARTICHOKE LAKE
Distance	35.1 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 20 F
Apr Temp	35 to 55 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 58 F
Annual Precip	24 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	286	100%
Male	140	49%
Female	146	51%
Under 18	71	24.8%
18+	215	75.2%
65+	57	19.9%
Median Age	37.4
Average Family Size	3.03
White	279	97.6%
African-American	1	0.3%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.3%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	5	1.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%
Median Family Income (1999)	$39,750
Population In Poverty	44	14.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	272
Growth	-14
Growth %	-4.89%

Ancestry	Percent
German	35.4%
Norwegian	30%
Swedish	8.7%
Irish	5.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.6%
US/American	4.2%
Danish	3%
English	1.5%
Scandinavian	1.5%
Dutch	1.5%
Czech	1.5%
Finnish	1.1%
Eastern European	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	0.8%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Kensington	286	$39,750
Barrett	355	$37,813
Brandon	450	$38,500
Cyrus	303	$40,500
Hoffman	672	$42,955
Lowry	271	$35,000
Starbuck	1,314	$40,875

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