Spring Valley is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. A post office has been in operation at Spring Valley since 1855. Spring Valley was incorporated in 1872. U.S. Route 63 and Minnesota State Highway 16 are two of the town's main routes.
Demographics
thumb|left|Spring Valley City Hall was originally built in 1904 as a [[Carnegie library.]]
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Spring Valley had a population of 2,447. The median age was 41.4 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,079 households in Spring Valley, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.3% were married-couple households, 21.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 2,479 people, 1,074 households, and 651 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,172 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 1,074 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age in the city was 39.5 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.
2000 census
As of the census