Comfrey, Minnesota
Location of Comfrey, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°6′34″N 94°54′15″W / 44.10944, -94.90417
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Brown, Cottonwood
Area
- Total	0. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers This is a List of counties in Minnesota. There are 87 counties in the U Brown County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota Cottonwood County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²)
- Land	0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (1. 1 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation	1,122 ft (342 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	367
- Density	871. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/sq mi (336. 6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56019
Area code(s)	507
FIPS code	27-12772[1]
GNIS feature ID	0641419[2]

For the plant, see Comfrey

Comfrey is a city in Brown and Cottonwood counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 507 is the Telephone numbering plan code for the southern 1/5th of Minnesota, including cities such as Rochester, Mankato, Worthington Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout For the place see Comfrey Minnesota Comfrey (also comphrey) is an important Herb in Organic gardening, having many medicinal Brown County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota Cottonwood County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The population was 367 at the 2000 census. The majority of the people live in Brown County.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 History 4 References

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 367 people, 160 households, and 99 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 871. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (337. 4/km²). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 406. 2/sq mi (157. 2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99. 46% White, 0. 27% Native American, and 0. 27% from two or more races.

There were 160 households out of which 25. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57. 5% were married couples living together, 2. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38. 1% were non-families. 34. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 25. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 22 and the average family size was 2. 74.

In the city the population was spread out with 24. 3% under the age of 18, 6. 8% from 18 to 24, 22. 1% from 25 to 44, 18. 0% from 45 to 64, and 28. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 90. 2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,938, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $32,045 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,878. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 8% of families and 10. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 4. 3% of those age 65 or over.

History

On March 29, 1998, Comfrey was hit by a strong F4 tornado which damaged or destroyed most of the town. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Glen Taylor, owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx basketball teams and business billionaire, grew up on a farm outside Comfrey. For the Idaho Senator, see Glen H Taylor. Glen A Taylor (born April 20, 1941) is an American The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States. The Minnesota Lynx are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Minneapolis Minnesota and play their home games at the Target Center Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m

References

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