Royalton is a city in Morrison and Benton counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Platte River. The population was 1,281 at the 2020 census. Royalton was incorporated in 1887.
Geography
Royalton is in southern Morrison County and extends south into the northwest corner of Benton County. The city is bordered to the north, east and west by Bellevue Township in Morrison County and to the south by Langola Township in Benton County. U.S. Highway 10 is the main route in the community, leading north to Little Falls, the Morrison county seat, and southeast to Sauk Rapids.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Royalton has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. of 2010, there were 1,242 people, 455 households, and 324 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 487 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.4% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 455 households, of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.18.
The median age in the city was 30.6 years. 31.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.1% were from 25 to 44; 20.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.
2000 census
As of the census