Longville, Minnesota

Longville, Minnesota
City
Location of Longville, Minnesota
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Cass
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,332 ft (406 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	156
• Density	260.0/sq mi (104.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56655
Area code	218
FIPS code	27-38114Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0657204Template:GR

Longville is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 156 at the 2010 census. The city was named after its founder Jim Long. [1] The town is roughly 4 hours north of the Twin Cities. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. Minnesota State Highway 84 serves as a main route in the community, and Minnesota State Highway 200 is nearby.

Longville Welcome Sign

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.23%) is water.

Longville is part of the Northern Minnesota's glacial plain, which was flattened by glaciers during the most recent glacial advance. During the last glacial period, massive ice sheets at least 0.62 miles (1 km) thick ravaged the landscape of the state and sculpted its current terrain. The Wisconsin glaciation left 12,000 years ago. These glaciers covered all of Minnesota except the far southeast, an area characterized by steep hills and streams that cut into the bedrock. Thus since the landscape is still recovering from the weight of the glaciers and going through post-glacial rebound and the turmoil this created, the landscape is poorly drained created the numerous lakes and rivers found in Cass County.

Long Lake iteself is very deep, up to 100 feet (30 m), and drops off rather quickly from shore. This is very unusual for lakes of this size in this region, as they normally are no more than 50 feet (15 m) in depth. Long Lake is not a good walleye lake, it has only a handful of them. It was stocked with walleye around 2000. The lake, however, is very scenic and an excellent lake to use a pontoon boat on.

Despite being a poor walleye lake, Long Lake is an excellent northern pike lake. They are easy to catch at the drop offs, where the lake goes from 20–25 feet to 50 feet in depth in just a 5 foot space.

Wildlife

Nearby lakes are home to many Common Loons, the state bird of Minnesota. Bald Eagles also inhabit the region. Racoons are known to tear apart cabin trash cans. Martens and fishers can also be found in the woods. Wolverines used to inhabit the forests but are now extinct in Minnesota, with the last sighting in 1920. In the 1800s mountain lions were fairly common in the area, but are now endangered in Minnesota. Conversely, White-tailed Deer are a common site in the woods and along the highway coming into town from the east from Lake Inguadona.

Porcupines like to gnaw on cabin floorboards and are known in the area as a pest. They often get in fights with the many untrained labs running wild around the area. The untrained labs also get into fights with skunks and then smell really bad.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 180 people, 103 households, and 52 families residing in the city. The population density was 301.7 people per square mile (115.8/km²). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 251.4 per square mile (96.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.11% White, 3.33% Native American, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 103 households out of which 9.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.5% were non-families. 48.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 35.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.46.

In the city the population was spread out with 11.7% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 11.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 48.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,818, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,524. None of the families and 5.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.2% of those over 64.

Tourism

Longville is "The Turtle Racing Capital of the World ". Every Wednesday through the summer, the town's main street is shut down for the turtle races and other attractions, such as food stands, games, and dance contests. And was founded in part by Russ Nyvall

Longville Municipal Airport is located within the city.

The tourist season runs from about mid-May to Labor Day weekend. The town is filled with people from the Twin Cities visiting their cabins or visiting the cabins of friends. In winter the town is primarily composed of locals who snowmobile or snoeshow.

Despite being a tourist destination, Longville is not known for its restaurants. There are only a handful, including Frosty's ice cream and pizza parlor, Patrick's, a supper club on the far end of downtown on Girl Lake, and the Red Bird Cafe. The town also has a grocery store, Tabaka's grocery store (part of SuperValu), and a coffee shop, Common Grounds, which provides free wireless access.

The Northland Scenic Hiking Trail can be accessed only a few miles north of town.

Float Plane rides are offered most Saturdays in downtown Longville.

External links

• Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce site