Swift County
Swift County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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US state : | Minnesota |
Administrative headquarters : | Benson |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 301 14th Street North Benson, MN 56215-2202 |
Foundation : | February 18, 1870 |
Made up from: | Chippewa County |
Area code : | 001 320 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 9783 (2010) |
Population density : | 5.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1949 km² |
Water surface : | 23 km² |
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Website : www.swiftcounty.com |
This Swift County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 9,783 people and a population density of 5.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Benson .
geography
The county is located southwest of the geographic center of Minnesota and reaches the Minnesota River at its southwest corner at the mouth of the Pomme de Terre River . In the middle, the county is traversed from north to south by the Chippewa River , which also flows into the Minnesota River. The county is about 35 km to the west of South Dakota and has an area of 1949 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Swift County:
Stevens County , Pope County |
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Big Stone County | Kandiyohi County | |
Lac qui Parle County | Chippewa County |
history
Swift County was formed on February 18, 1870 from parts of Chippewa County. It was named after Henry Adoniram Swift (1823–1869), the third governor of Minnesota (1863–1864).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 7473 | - | |
1890 | 10.161 | 36% | |
1900 | 13,503 | 32.9% | |
1910 | 12,949 | -4.1% | |
1920 | 15.093 | 16.6% | |
1930 | 14,735 | -2.4% | |
1940 | 15,469 | 5% | |
1950 | 15,837 | 2.4% | |
1960 | 14,936 | -5.7% | |
1970 | 13,177 | -11.8% | |
1980 | 12,920 | -2% | |
1990 | 10,724 | -17% | |
2000 | 11,956 | 11.5% | |
2010 | 9783 | -18.2% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
After the census of 2010 9783 people lived in Swift County in 4192 households. The population density was 5.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.14 people lived in each of the 4,192 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.1 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 43,846 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,699. 9.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Swift County localities
structure
In addition to the eight cities, Swift County is divided into 21 townships :
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See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000771.Retrieved June 25, 2013
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 659520. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Swift County, MN. Retrieved June 25, 2013
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved June 25, 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
Coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′ N , 95 ° 41 ′ W