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Location of Ulen, Minnesota
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Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Clay
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
Area
• Total	1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
• Land	1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	476
• Density	512.72/sq mi (197.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56585
Area code(s)	218
FIPS code	27-66136
GNIS feature ID	0653486

Ulen ( YOO-lən) is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Branch of the Wild Rice River. The population was 476 at the 2020 census.

Near this small community, what is believed to be an authentic Viking sword known as the Ulen sword was found in a field by Hans O. Hansen in 1911. The sword is currently on display in the Ulen Museum. Ulen and the area surrounding is mostly inhabited by later generation Norwegian-Americans.

Ulen is the southern terminus of the Agassiz Recreational Trail, a 53-mile multi-use trail built on an abandoned railroad grade which has its northern terminus at Crookston, Minnesota. As of 2021, Mayor of Ulen is Mary A. Knopfler.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.14 square miles (2.95 km²), all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 547 people, 234 households, and 130 families living in the city. The population density was 479.8 inhabitants per square mile (185.3/km²). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 235.1 per square mile (90.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.1% White, 0.4% African American, 3.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. A majority of Ulen has Norwegian ancestry.

There were 234 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.4% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 46.6 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 28% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

Education

The Ulen-Hitterdal Public School is a school in Independent School District #914. It serves the community of Ulen and the neighboring town of Hitterdal. It is a K-12 institution with modern facilities. A new elementary school with facilities shared by the high school was opened in 2002. This new building includes, two large computer labs, a media center, classrooms, cafeteria and commons area, administrative offices, community weight room and a large gymnasium. In 2003, high school classrooms were remodeled and the Barry J. Houglum Auditorium was added. The school has a number of sports teams. The school mascot is the Titans with the school colors being black, blue, and gold.

Ulen has one library, the Ulen LINK Site. It is a LINK site of the Lake Agassiz Regional Library. It offers countless books and curbside delivery.

See also

In Spanish: Ulen (Minnesota) para niños