Grant County, Minnesota

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The Grant County Courthouse in Elbow Lake, listed on NRHP No. 85001945 [1]
The Grant County Courthouse in Elbow Lake, listed on NRHP No. 85001945
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Elbow Lake
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1007
Elbow Lake, MN 56531-1007
Foundation : March 6, 1868
Made up from: Stevens County
Traverse County
Wilkin County
Area code : 001 218
Demographics
Residents : 6018  (2010)
Population density : 4.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1490 km²
Water surface : 75 km²
map
Map of Grant County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.grant.mn.us

The Grant County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 the county had 6,018 people and a population density of 4.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Elbow Lake .

geography

The Mustinka River

The county is located in western Minnesota and is approximately 22 miles from North Dakota and South Dakota . It has an area of ​​1490 square kilometers, of which 75 square kilometers are water.

The Pomme de Terre River drains the east of the county and flows further south into the Minnesota River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . The Mustinka River flows through the west of the county and flows further north into Lake Traverse and forms part of the Nelson River over the Bois de Sioux River , the Red River of the North and Lake Winnipeg . Between the two rivers is the watershed between the Gulf of Mexico and Hudson Bay .

The following neighboring counties border Grant County:

Wilkin County Otter Tail County
Compass card (de) .svg Douglas County
Traverse County Stevens County Pope County

history

U.S. Grant

Grant County was formed on March 6, 1868 from parts of Stevens County, Traverse County and Wilkin County. It was named after Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the 18th President of the United States.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1870 340 -
1880 3004 783.5%
1890 6875 128.9%
1900 8935 30%
1910 9114 2%
1920 9788 7.4%
1930 9558 -2.3%
1940 9828 2.8%
1950 9542 -2.9%
1960 8870 -7%
1970 7462 -15.9%
1980 7171 -3.9%
1990 6246 -12.9%
2000 6289 0.7%
2010 6018 -4.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , there were 6,018 people in 2,646 households in Grant County. The population density was 4.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 2,646 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 43,777  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,169. 12.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Grant County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the seven cities, Grant County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Delaware Township 102    27-15508
Elbow Lake Township 141    27-18476
Elk Lake Township 281    27-18620
Erdahl Township 347    27-19538
Gorton Township 49    27-24650
Country township 261    27-35396
Lawrence Township 84    27-35882
Lien Township 111    27-36998
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Logan Township 93    27-37862
Macsville Township 114    27-39194
North Ottawa Township 50    27-47140
Pelican Lake Township 450    27-50128
Pomme de Terre Township 133    27-51838
Roseville Township 124    27-55816
Sanford Township 153    27-58468
Stony Brook Township 133    27-62986

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659471. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Grant County, MN ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 23, 2013
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 23, 2013
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  7. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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Coordinates: 45 ° 56 '  N , 96 ° 1'  W