Lake County, Minnesota

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The Lake County Courthouse in Two Harbors, listed on NRHP No. 83000912 [1]
The Lake County Courthouse at Two Harbors, listed on NRHP No. 83000912
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Two harbors
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
601 3rd Avenue
Two Harbors, MN 55616-1517
Foundation : February 20, 1855
Made up from: Itasca County
Area code : 001 218
Demographics
Residents : 10,866  (2010)
Population density : 2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 7746 km²
Water surface : 2309 km²
map
Map of Lake County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.lake.mn.us

The Lake County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 10,866 people and a population density of 2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is in Two Harbors .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme northeast of Minnesota, borders Canada to the north and Lake Superior , one of the five Great Lakes in North America, to the south . In the southeast, the county is separated from Wisconsin by a maritime border . The county covers an area of ​​7,746 square kilometers and is bordered by the following neighboring counties and districts:

Rainy River District
( Ontario ,  Canada )
St. Louis County Compass card (de) .svg Cook County
Bayfield County, Wisconsin 1 ,
Bayfield County, Wisconsin 1 		Ashland County, Wisconsin 1

1 - maritime limit

history

Lake County was formed on February 20, 1855 from parts of Itasca County. It was named after Lake Superior (dt .: Lake Superior ) to which the County to the south adjacent.

One place in Lake County has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Split Rock Light Station . A total of 20 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 29, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 248 -
1870 135 -45.6%
1880 106 -21.5%
1890 1299 1,125.5%
1940 6956 -
1950 7781 11.9%
1960 13,702 76.1%
1970 13,351 -2.6%
1980 13,043 -2.3%
1990 10,415 -20.1%
2000 11,058 6.2%
2010 10,866 -1.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Lake County had 10,866 people in 5,180 households. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.02 people lived in each of the 5180 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.

18.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 47,450  USD . The per capita income was $ 26,675. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Lake County localities

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the three cities, Lake County is divided into five townships and two unorganized territories (UT):

Township or UT Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Beaver Bay Township 473    27-04474
Crystal Bay Township 472    27-14194
Fall Lake Township 549    27-20456
Lake No. 1 subt 154    27-34770
Lake No. 2 subt 2094    27-34773
Silver Creek Township 1138    27-60304
Stony River Township 173    27-62995

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659484. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Lake County, MN ( July 13, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved May 8, 2013
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved May 8, 2013
  5. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Minnesota . National Park Service , accessed January 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 29, 2018.
  7. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  9. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '  N , 91 ° 23'  W