Grant County, Minnesota
The Grant County Courthouse in Elbow Lake, listed on NRHP No. 85001945 |
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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 |
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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 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 | |
Douglas County | ||
Traverse County | Stevens County | Pope County |
history
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 | |||
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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
structure
In addition to the seven cities, Grant County is divided into 16 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 659471. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Grant County, MN ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 23, 2013
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 23, 2013
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020
Web links
Coordinates: 45 ° 56 ' N , 96 ° 1' W