Center City, Minnesota, United States

🇺🇸 Center City is a city and the county seat of Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. U.S. Highway 8 serves as a main route.

History Center City was platted in 1857, and named from its location roughly halfway between Chisago City and Taylors Falls. A post office was established as Centre City in 1858, and the name was changed to Center City in 1893.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km²), of which 0.59 square miles (1.53 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) is water.

Nearby places include Lindström, Shafer, Taylors Falls, St. Croix Falls, Chisago City, Stacy, Wyoming, North Branch, and Forest Lake.

Demographics As of the census of 2020, there were 629 people and 254 households. 97.6% of residents had at least a high school education, and 25.8% had attained a Bachelor's degree or higher. 13.7% were veterans.

99.5% of residents were born in the United States, and 74.0% had been born in Minnesota. 1 person was foreign-born. 99.6% of residents spoke only English at home.

The racial makeup of the city was 94.0% White alone (97.1% White alone or in combination), 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Black, 1.1% Native American, and 1.0% some other race. 3.2% were two or more races. Hispanic and Latinos of any race made were 3.2%. The most common ancestries in Center City were German (25.8%), Swedish (19.1%), Norwegian (13.9%), Irish (9.0%), and Polish (4.7%).

The median age was 49.1 years. 16% were under the age of 18. The median household income was $77,679.