Halstad

Halstad is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 597 at the 2010 census.HistoryA post office called Halstad has been in operation since 1884. The city was named for Ole Halstad, a Norwegian settler.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.31sqmi, all of it land.The Highway 200 bridge that crosses the Red River was replaced in the late 1990s, after constant flooding found it under water and impassable. Directly across the Red River on the North side of Highway 200, a small pond called Grandin Lake has provided the only close example of a freshwater ecosystem that is not a river. The table top topography of this region is impressive. There are regions of the Red River that have a one-inch change in elevation per mile.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 597 people, 251 households, and 139 families residing in the city. The population density was 1925.8PD/sqmi. There were 306 housing units at an average density of 987.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.0% White, 0.2% African American, 2.8% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.7% of the population.