| Official Name: | Sargeant, Minnesota |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mower |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.80 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 63 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 78.95 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1394 |
| Coordinates: | 43.8061°N -92.8003°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 55973 |
| Area Code: | 507 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-58576[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2396537 |
Sargeant is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 63 at the 2020 census.[2]
Sargeant was platted in 1894, after the railroad had been extended to that point.[4]
Sargeant is in northern Mower County. It is bordered by Sargeant Township to the north, east, and south, and by Waltham Township to the west. It is 10miles by road northwest of Dexter and northeast of Austin, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sargeant has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all land.[1] It sits on a low ridge that drains west to Roberts Creek, a tributary of the Cedar River, and east to the North Branch of the Root River, which flows east to the Mississippi River.
As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 61 people, 30 households, and 16 families living in the city. The population density was 73.5PD/sqmi. There were 32 housing units at an average density of 38.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% White, 1.6% Asian, and 1.6% from two or more races.
There were 30 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.7% were non-families. 40.0% 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 2.03 and the average family size was 2.56.
The median age in the city was 45.5 years. 18% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 31.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 76 people, 29 households, and 20 families living in the city. The population density was 91.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 33 housing units at an average density of 39.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.68% White, and 1.32% from two or more races.
There were 29 households, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $27,000 versus $12,188 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,485. There were 7.1% of families and 15.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 16.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.