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Kimball
Downtown Kimball
Downtown Kimball
Location of Kimballwithin Stearns County, Minnesota
Location of Kimball
within Stearns County, Minnesota
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Stearns
Area
 • Total 1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2)
 • Land 1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 762
 • Estimate 
(2019)
798
 • Density 527.78/sq mi (203.79/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55353
Area code(s) 320
FIPS code 27-33164
GNIS feature ID 0646144

Kimball is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 762 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Kimball has been in operation since 1887. The city was named for Frye Kimball, an early settler.

Geography

Kimball Grain Elevator 5
Kimball grain elevator.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.51 square miles (3.91 km2), all of it land.

Minnesota State Highways 15, 24, and 55 are the main routes in the community.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 327
1910 812 148.3%
1920 445 −45.2%
1930 495 11.2%
1940 505 2.0%
1950 479 −5.1%
1960 535 11.7%
1970 567 6.0%
1980 651 14.8%
1990 690 6.0%
2000 635 −8.0%
2010 762 20.0%
2019 (est.) 798 4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 762 people, 310 households, and 191 families living in the city. The population density was 504.6 inhabitants per square mile (194.8/km2). There were 336 housing units at an average density of 222.5 per square mile (85.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 310 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 32.2 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.4% were from 25 to 44; 17.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

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