Traverse County, Minnesota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Traverse County
state = Minnesota


founded year = 1862 [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No34.htm]
founded date = February 20
seat wl = Wheaton
largest city wl = Wheaton
area_total_sq_mi = 586
area_total_km2 = 1518
area_land_sq_mi = 574
area_land_km2 = 1487
area_water_sq_mi = 12
area_water_km2 = 31
area percentage = 0.44%
census yr = 2000
pop = 4134
density_sq_mi = 7
density_km2 = 3
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = Lake Traverse

Traverse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1862 [cite web |url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No34.htm |title=Minnesota Government Series, State Counties |accessdate=2008-03-18 |work=Minnesota House of Representatives.] As of 2000, the population is 4,134. Its county seat is WheatonGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 586 square miles (1,518 km²), of which, 574 square miles (1,487 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) of it (2.03%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Wilkin County (north)
*Grant County (northeast)
*Stevens County (southeast)
*Big Stone County (south)
*Roberts County, South Dakota (southwest)
*Richland County, North Dakota (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,134 people, 1,717 households, and 1,129 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,199 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.42% White, 0.02% Black or African American, 2.81% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 52.2% were of German, 13.0% Norwegian, 7.6% Swedish and 5.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,717 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.20% were non-families. 32.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.97.In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 21.70% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 26.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,617, and the median income for a family was $39,655. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $20,100 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,378. About 9.30% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.

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