Morrison County

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The Morrison County Courthouse in Little Falls, listed on NRHP No. 78001552 [1]
The Morrison County Courthouse in Little Falls, listed on NRHP No. 78001552
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Little Falls
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
213 SE 1st Avenue
Little Falls, MN 56345-3100
Foundation : February 25, 1856
Made up from: Benton County
Area code : 001 320
Demographics
Residents : 33,198  (2010)
Population density : 11.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2987 km²
Water surface : 75 km²
map
Map of Morrison County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.morrison.mn.us

The Morrison County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 33,198 residents and a population density of 11.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Little Falls .

Portions of the Anishinabe Mille Lacs Indian Reservation are in Morrison County.

geography

The county is located in the geographic center of Minnesota and is traversed by the upper Mississippi . It has an area of ​​2987 square kilometers, of which 75 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Morrison County:

Cass County Crow Wing County
Todd County Compass card (de) .svg Mille Lacs County
Stearns County Benton County

history

Morrison County was formed on February 25, 1856 from parts of Benton County. It was named after William Morrison , an important dealer for Minnesota at the time.

One place in Morrison County has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Charles A. Lindbergh House . 23 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 31, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 618 -
1870 1681 172%
1880 5875 249.5%
1890 13,325 126.8%
1900 22,891 71.8%
1910 24.053 5.1%
1920 25,841 7.4%
1930 25,442 -1.5%
1940 27,473 8th %
1950 25,832 -6%
1960 26,641 3.1%
1970 26,949 1.2%
1980 29,311 8.8%
1990 29,604 1 %
2000 31,712 7.1%
2010 33,198 4.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park , listed on the NRHP
Pine Tree Lumber Company Office Building , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , there were 33,198 people in 13,573 households in Morrison County. The population density was 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.4 people lived in each of the 13,573 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.

24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 46,054  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,154. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Morrison County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Cass County
2 - partly in Benton County
3 - partly in Todd County

structure

In addition to the 16 cities, Morrison County is divided into 30 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Agram Township 572    27-00406
Belle Prairie Township 1105    27-04888
Bellevue Township 1093    27-04942
Buckman Township 733    27-08434
Boo township 520    27-08506
Culdrum Township 487    27-14248
Cushing Township 714    27-14356
Darling Township 535    27-14806
Elmdale Township 1010    27-18890
Granite Township 481    27-25244
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Green Prairie Township 748    27-25784
Hillman Township 197    27-29168
Lakin Township 450    27-35252
Leigh Township 212    27-36350
Little Falls Township 1682    27-37574
Morrill Township 696    27-44224
Motley Township 202    27-44440
Mount Morris Township 93    27-44602
Parker Township 474    27-49714
Pierz Township 535    27-50794
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Pike Creek Township 953    27-50866
Platte Township 357    27-51478
Pulaski Township 300    27-52720
Richardson Township 536    27-54178
Ripley Township 729    27-54520
Rosing Township 146    27-55906
Scandia Valley Township 1191    27-58918
Swan River Township 743    27-63760
Swanville Township 517    27-63796
Two Rivers Township 689    27-66028

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659494. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Morrison County, MN ( July 15, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved May 26, 2013
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved May 26, 2013
  5. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Minnesota . National Park Service , accessed January 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 31, 2018.
  7. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  8. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  9. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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

Coordinates: 45 ° 58 ′  N , 94 ° 22 ′  W