Traverse County

administration
US state :	Minnesota
Administrative headquarters :	Wheaton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 702 2nd Avenue N Wheaton, MN 56296-1460
Foundation :	February 20, 1862
Made up from:	Pierce County and "Free" Territory
Area code :	001 320
Demographics
Residents :	3558  (2010)
Population density :	2.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1518 km²
Water surface :	31 km²
map
Website : www.co.traverse.mn.us

The Traverse County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 3,558 residents and a population density of 2.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Wheaton .

geography

The Traverse Gap

The Mustinka River

The county is located in western Minnesota on Lake Traverse , which forms the border with South Dakota . Further north, the county meets the intersection of the states of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota .

Traverse County covers an area of ​​1,518 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water.

In the southwest of the county, the Traverse Gap, as part of the continental divide, separates the catchment area of ​​the Hudson Bay , which is reached via Lake Traverse, the Bois de Sioux River , the Red River of the North , the Winnipeg Lake and the Nelson River , from the Little Minnesota River the Minnesota River and the Mississippi are part of the Gulf of Mexico drainage basin .

Lake Traverse's largest tributary is the Mustinka River , which flows through the north of the county.

The following neighboring counties border Traverse County:

Richland County, North Dakota	Wilkin County	Grant County
Roberts County, South Dakota	Big Stone County	Stevens County

history

The Traverse County was formed on February 20, 1862 from designated as free - but actually populated by Indians - territory. It was named after Lake Traverse, which lies on the western border of the county.

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1870	13		-
1880	1507		11,492.3%
1890	4516		199.7%
1900	7573		67.7%
1910	8049		6.3%
1920	7943		-1.3%
1930	7938		-0.1%
1940	8283		4.3%
1950	8053		-2.8%
1960	7503		-6.8%
1970	6254		-16.6%
1980	5542		-11.4%
1990	4463		-19.5%
2000	4134		-7.4%
2010	3558		-13.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Traverse County had 3,558 people in 1,604 households. The population density was 2.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.19 people lived in each of the 1604 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.2 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 4.0 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 49.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 29.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,773  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,743. 8.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Traverse County localities

Citys

• Browns Valley
• Dumont
• Tintah
• Wheaton

structure

In addition to the four cities, Traverse County is divided into 15 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Arthur Township 81    27-02314 Clifton Township 75    27-11944 Croke Township 75    27-13762 Dollymount Township 77    27-16012 Folsom Township 128    27-21554 Lake Valley Township 237    27-35126 Leonardsville Township 107    27-36512 Monson Township 133    27-43684

Township Population (2010) FIPS Parnell Township 60    27-49858 Redpath Township 48    27-53548 Tara Township 92    27-64246 Taylor Township 105    27-64300 Tintah Township 33    27-64966 Walls Township 65    27-67828 Windsor Township 66    27-70834

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Traverse County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659522. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Traverse County, MN. Retrieved June 29, 2013
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 29, 2013
4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
6. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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

• Official website
• www.city-data.com - Traverse County

Coordinates: 45 ° 46 ′  N , 96 ° 28 ′  W