Finlayson is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 295 at the 2020 census. The city's area was incorporated from Finlayson Township, the remainder of which is still adjacent to it. https://finlayson.municipalimpact.com/
Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highways 18 and 23 are three of the main routes in the area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. Its lakes include Fish Lake, Indian Lake, Big Pine Lake, Upper Little Pine Lake, Upper Big Pine Lake, and Rhine Lake. Finlayson is the halfway point between Forest Lake and Duluth. The cities surrounding Finlayson are Sandstone, Hinckley, Giese and Askov.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 315 people, 134 households, and 78 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 145 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 1.0% African American, 0.6% Native American, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 134 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.8% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age in the city was 45.1 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
2000 census
As of the census
The fashion brand Askov Finlayson was named after this city and neighboring Askov, Minnesota, which share a freeway exit on I-35.
The Northern Pacific station still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Government
Regular meetings of the Finlayson City Council are held at City Hall on the second Monday of each month at 6:30pm
Education
Finlayson is served by the Hinckley-Finlayson Public Schools. The district was established in 1994 by consolidating the Hinckley and Finlayson districts.
East Central Schools has a Finlayson postal address, but its facilities are not in the Finlayson city limits, nor do they serve the Finlayson city limits.