Coleraine

Coleraine, town (1991 pop. 16,450) and district, N Northern Ireland, near the mouth of the Bann River. Coleraine is a port. Its industries include distilling, linen milling, the curing of ham and bacon, light engineering, and salmon fishing. There is also a large chemical fiber plant. In 1613, James I gave the site of the town to the corporations of the City of London for development. The New Univ. of Ulster was founded in Coleraine in 1965.

District (pop., 2001: 56,315), Northern Ireland. Established in 1973, it is primarily an agricultural area. Flint implements found there date back to nearly 7000 BC and provide the earliest evidence of human occupation in Ireland. The administrative centre, Coleraine town, on the River Bann, was colonized by companies from the City of London in the 17th century; it is the seat of the New University of Ulster (founded 1965).

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Coleraine is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,110 at the 2000 census.

U.S. Route 169 serves as a main arterial route in the city.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.5 km²), of which, 6.2 square miles (16.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (2.51%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,110 people, 443 households, and 317 families residing in the city. The population density was 178.5 people per square mile (68.9/km²). There were 462 housing units at an average density of 74.3/sq mi (28.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.47% White, 0.54% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 443 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,681, and the median income for a family was $52,361. Males had a median income of $39,875 versus $22,353 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,514. About 6.4% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

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