Stanchfield is an

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census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Stanchfield Township,

Isanti County Isanti County ( ) is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,135. Its county seat is Cambridge. History The county was formed on February 13, 1857. Its name came from the ...

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 103. Isanti County Roads 3 and 36; and State Highway 65 ( MN 65) are three of the main routes in the community. The community is located between

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. Grandy is nearby. Trollin and Section lakes are located nearby.

Notable person

Wendell Erickson (1925-2018), educator and Minnesota state legislator, was born in Stanchfield.Wendell Erickson-obituary
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Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 118 people, 42 households, and 33 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 46 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.2%

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, and 0.8% Asian. There were 42 households, of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 11.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.4% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age in the CDP was 30.5 years. 31.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 8.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the CDP was 53.4% male and 46.6% female.

Gallery

File:Post Office, Stanchfield, Minnesota.jpg, Post Office Former school building now apartments, Stanchfield, Minnesota.jpg, Former school building Town hall and playground, Stanchfield, Minnesota.jpg, Town hall and playground

References

* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry * Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2013/2014 edition Census-designated places in Minnesota Census-designated places in Isanti County, Minnesota {{IsantiCountyMN-geo-stub