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==Dožínky== |
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Dožínky (doe-shink'-key), a [[Czech]] [[Harvest festival|Harvest Festival]] patterned after the "Old Country" original, is held on the third Saturday of September each year in New Prague. |
Dožínky (doe-shink'-key), a [[Czech republic|Czech]] [[Harvest festival|Harvest Festival]] patterned after the "Old Country" original, is held on the third Saturday of September each year in New Prague. |
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The Dožínky Festival in the [[Czech Republic]] is celebrated annually to give thanks for the bountiful harvest. |
The Dožínky Festival in the [[Czech Republic]] is celebrated annually to give thanks for the bountiful harvest. |
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Revision as of 11:46, 29 June 2006
New Prague is a city located on the boarder of Le Sueur County, Minnesota and Scott County, Minnesota. The population was 4,559 at the 2000 census. While most of the city is mainly in Scott County, a small part extends into Le Sueur County. The city is named after Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is the Home of the New Prague Trojans.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,559 people, 1,694 households, and 1,180 families residing in the city. The population density was 669.3/km² (1,731.3/mi²). There were 1,735 housing units at an average density of 254.7/km² (658.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.25% White, 0.13% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 1,694 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.4% 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 2.63 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,750, and the median income for a family was $50,341. Males had a median income of $37,393 versus $25,164 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,732. About 2.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
Dožínky
Dožínky (doe-shink'-key), a Czech Harvest Festival patterned after the "Old Country" original, is held on the third Saturday of September each year in New Prague.
The Dožínky Festival in the Czech Republic is celebrated annually to give thanks for the bountiful harvest.