Pope County, Minnesota

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Pope County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1982 [1]
Pope County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1982
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Glenwood
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
130 E. Minnesota Ave.
Glenwood, MN 56334-9253
Foundation : February 20, 1862
Made up from: Cass County
Pierce County
Area code : 001 320
Demographics
Residents : 10,995  (2010)
Population density : 6.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1858 km²
Water surface : 122 km²
map
Map of Pope County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.pope.mn.us

The Pope County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 10,995 residents and a population density of 6.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Glenwood .

geography

Mountain Lake in Glacial Lakes State Park

The county is located in west-central Minnesota and is traversed in a north-south direction by the Chippewa River , a left tributary of the Minnesota River . It has an area of ​​1858 square kilometers, of which 122 square kilometers are water.

In the center of Pope County is Glacial Lakes State Park , an approximately eight square kilometers state park with landscape shaped by the Ice Age.

The following neighboring counties border Pope County:

Grant County Douglas County
Stevens County Compass card (de) .svg Stearns County
Swift County Kandiyohi County

history

John Pope

Pope County was formed on February 20, 1862 from parts of Cass County and Pierce County, which now only exists in Wisconsin. It was named after John Pope (1822-1892), a general in the Union Forces in the American Civil War .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1870 2691 -
1880 5874 118.3%
1890 10,032 70.8%
1900 12,577 25.4%
1910 12,746 1.3%
1920 13,631 6.9%
1930 13,085 -4%
1940 13,544 3.5%
1950 12,862 -5%
1960 11,914 -7.4%
1970 11,107 -6.8%
1980 11,657 5%
1990 10,745 -7.8%
2000 11,236 4.6%
2010 10,995 -2.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Pope County had 10,995 people in 4,823 households. The population density was 6.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 4823 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

20.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.5 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 49,599  USD . The per capita income was $ 27,727. 7.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Pope County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Stearns County

structure

In addition to the ten cities, Pope County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Bangor Township 185    27-03502
Barsness Township 149    27-03754
Ben Wade Township 250    27-05302
Blue Mounds Township 186    27-06760
Chippewa Falls Township 228    27-11332
Gilchrist Township 194    27-23750
Glenwood Township 1058    27-24092
Grove Lake Township 255    27-26162
Hoff Township 152    27-29456
Lake Johanna Township 139    27-34586
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Langhei Township 177    27-35504
Leven Township 499    27-36764
Minnewaska Township 500    27-43342
New Prairie Township 197    27-45844
Nora Township 205    27-46456
Reno Township 397    27-53854
Rolling Forks Township 151    27-55240
Walden Township 169    27-67702
Westport Township 278    27-69646
White Bear Lake Township 431    27-69952

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 82002997.Retrieved June 11, 2013
  2. GNIS-ID: 659506. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Pope County, MN Retrieved June 11, 2013
  4. a b National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 11, 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 ° 35 ′  N , 95 ° 27 ′  W