Brandon is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 489 at the 2010 census.HistoryThe village of Brandon was incorporated on November 22, 1881. The current town site was laid out when the railroad was being built in August 1879. The town was called Chippewa when at its previous location which was two miles north of the present day site. Brandon was named in honor of Brandon, Vermont, the birthplace of Stephen A. Douglas.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.48sqmi, of which 0.47sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 489 people, 207 households, and 139 families residing in the city. The population density was 1040.4PD/sqmi. There were 220 housing units at an average density of 468.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.2% White, 0.2% African American, and 0.6% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.There were 207 households of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90.
