Aitkin County

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The Aitkin County Courthouse in Aitkin, listed on NRHP No. 82002923 [1]
The Aitkin County Courthouse in Aitkin, listed on NRHP No. 82002923
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Aitkin
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		West Courthouse Annex
217 2nd Street NW
Aitkin, MN 56431-1257
Foundation : May 23, 1857
Made up from: Pine County
Ramsey County
Area code : 001 218
Demographics
Residents : 16,202  (2010)
Population density : 3.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 5168 km²
Water surface : 456 km²
map
Map of Aitkin County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.aitkin.mn.us

The Aitkin County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 16,202 residents and a population density of 3.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Aitkin .

geography

The county is located just northeast of the geographic center of Minnesota and is approximately 55 km to the east from the southern tip of Lake Superior , one of the 5 Great Lakes . It has an area of ​​5168 square kilometers, of which 456 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Aitkin County:

Cass County Itasca County St. Louis County




Crow Wing County 		Compass card (de) .svg Carlton County
Mille Lacs County ,
Kanabec County 		Pine County

history

Aitkin County was formed on May 23, 1857 from parts of Pine County and Ramsey County. Like the district capital, it was named after the fur trader William Alexander Aitkin .

Eleven locations in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places as of January 28, 2018.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 2 -
1870 178 8,800%
1880 366 105.6%
1890 2462 572.7%
1900 6473 162.9%
1910 10,371 60.2%
1920 15,043 45%
1930 15.009 -0.2%
1940 17,865 19%
1950 14,327 -19.8%
1960 12,162 -15.1%
1970 11,403 -6.2%
1980 13,404 17.5%
1990 12,425 -7.3%
2000 15.301 23.1%
2010 16.202 5.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Aitkin County had 16,202 people in 7,823 households. The population density was 3.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.06 people lived in each of the 7,823 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 2.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

17.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 27.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,301  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,694. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Aitkin County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the six cities, Aitkin County is divided into 40 townships (TS) and four unorganized territories (UT):

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Aitkin TS 856    27-00478
Ball Bluff TS 278    27-03358
Balm TS 42    27-03412
Beaver TS 53    27-04384
Clark TS 169    27-11620
Cornish TS 28    27-13330
Davidson UT 42    27-14903
Farm Island TS 1099    27-20654
Fleming TS 312    27-21230
Glen TS 450    27-23930
Haugen TS 178    27-27602
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Hazelton TS 844    27-28052
Hill Lake TS 430    27-29114
Idun TS 259    27-30788
Jevne TS 322    27-31958
Jewett UT 47    27-31966
Kimberly TS 195    27-33218
Lakeside TS 463    27-34982
Lee TS 50    27-36152
Libby TS 45    27-36908
Logan TS 184    27-37844
McGregor TS 105    27-39032
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Macville TS 206    27-39212
Malmo TS 337    27-39590
Millward TS 72    27-42300
Morrison TS 200    27-44278
Nordland TS 972    27-46546
Northeast Aitkin UT 11    27-46890
Northwest Aitkin UT 342    27-47342
Pliny TS 109    27-51694
Rice River TS 136    27-54106
Salo TS 102    27-58270
Seavey TS 61    27-59134
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Shamrock TS 1272    27-59368
Spalding TS 329    27-61546
Spencer TS 518    27-61654
Turner TS 208    27-65722
Verdon TS 45    27-66748
Wagner TS 332    27-67540
Waukenabo TS 316    27-68692
Wealthwood TS 268    27-68872
White Pine TS 34    27-70132
Williams TS 144    27-70384
Workman TS 207    27-71716

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 663198. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Aitkin County, MN. Retrieved March 25, 2013
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 25, 2013
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  8. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

Commons : Aitkin County, Minnesota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 46 ° 37 ′  N , 93 ° 25 ′  W