Braham is a city in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2000 census. The city limits also extend into Kanabec County.
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Contents
- 1 The Pie Capital
- 2 Geography
- 3 Demographics
- 4 Basketball Champions
- 5 Noted native
- 6 External links
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The Pie Capital
Braham is the homemade pie capital of Minnesota. Every year on the first Friday in August the people of Braham celebrate "Pie Day". This celebration includes craft sales, music, food stands, games, and entertainment, not to mention pie. The day is usually concluded with a street dance, in which natives and visitors alike strip down and throw pies at eachother. This usually ends when the basketball team drives in on fire trucks and hoses everyone off.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,276 people, 511 households, and 331 families residing in the city. The population density was 391.0/km² (1,010.9/mi²). There were 566 housing units at an average density of 173.4/km² (448.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.18% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.31% Asian, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 511 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,830, and the median income for a family was $43,229. Males had a median income of $32,455 versus $22,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,693. About 13.1% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
Basketball Champions
Braham's local basketball team, the Bombers, is noted for its domination of the basketball court, winning three straight section AA state championships. Their coach, Bob Vaughan, is also a teacher at Braham Area High School.
Noted native
- Marlene Johnson-First woman Lt. Governor in Minnesota.
