Profile for Hancock, Minnesota, MN
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Hancock is a city in Stevens County.
One tradition says the community was named after Civil War Gen. W.S. Hancock; another says it was named for missionary and historian Joseph Hancock
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Minnesota named Hancock. For links to other places called Hancock, MN, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Hancock is 45.497N. The longitude is -95.796W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,155 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 700.
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$34,583National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Hancock demographic reports
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39% of Hancock residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hancock ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hancock was $17,012, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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10% of Hancock residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Hancock, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $244. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $617.
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Libraries in Hancock include Hancock Community Library ... View libraries
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Stevens County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Hancock political report.
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The average commute time for Hancock workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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