Fosston, Minnesota

Fosston is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,527 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.71 square miles (4.43 km²), of which 1.69 square miles (4.38 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) is water.

Four-lane U.S. Highway 2 serves as a main route in the city.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,527 people, 670 households, and 367 families residing in the city. The population density was 903.6 inhabitants per square mile (348.9/km²). There were 750 housing units at an average density of 443.8 per square mile (171.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.0% White, 2.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 670 households of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.2% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.89.