Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 1,500 |
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| 1890 | 2,088 | 39.2% | |
| 1900 | 3,730 | 78.6% | |
| 1910 | 4,540 | 21.7% | |
| 1920 | 5,720 | 26.0% | |
| 1930 | 7,651 | 33.8% | |
| 1940 | 9,491 | 24.0% | |
| 1950 | 14,870 | 56.7% | |
| 1960 | 22,934 | 54.2% | |
| 1970 | 29,687 | 29.4% | |
| 1980 | 29,998 | 1.0% | |
| 1990 | 32,295 | 7.7% | |
| 2000 | 32,177 | −0.4% | |
| 2010 | 38,065 | 18.3% | |
| Est. 2011 | 38,566 | 1.3% | |
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2011 estimate |
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According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition was as follows:
- White: 92.0% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 90.3%)
- Black or African American: 1.4%
- American Indian: 1.4%
- Asian: 1.5%
- Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Some other race: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 4.1%
Source:
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the top ten European ancestries were the following:
- Norwegian: 36.1%
- German: 36.0%
- Swedish: 7.6%
- Irish: 7.2%
- English: 4.7%
- French: 3.7%
- Polish: 3.6%
- American: 2.3%
- Italian: 1.5%
- Dutch: 1.4%
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