▁was ▁ 3 2 2 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁History ▁De er ▁Creek ▁was ▁pl atted ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁nearby ▁De er ▁Creek . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁High ways ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 0 6 ▁are ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁routes ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 2 2 ▁people , ▁ 1 4 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 9 1 ▁families ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁. ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 6 1 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 9 8 . 4 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 9 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁and ▁ 0 . 6 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁of ▁any ▁race ▁were ▁ 0 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 4 7 ▁households ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 5 . 9 % ▁had ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁living ▁with ▁them , ▁ 4 7 . 6 % ▁were ▁married ▁cou ples ▁living ▁together , ▁ 7