Swift County, Minnesota

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


founded year = 1870 [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No34.htm]
founded date = February 18
seat wl = Benson
largest city wl = Benson
area_total_sq_mi = 752
area_total_km2 = 1949
area_land_sq_mi = 744
area_land_km2 = 1926
area_water_sq_mi = 9
area_water_km2 = 23
area percentage = 1.17%
census yr = 2000
pop = 11956
density_sq_mi = 16
density_km2 = 6
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.swiftcounty.com
named for = Henry Adoniram Swift, Governor of Minnesota in 1863.

Swift County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 11,956. Its county seat is BensonGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 752 square miles (1,949 km²), of which, 744 square miles (1,926 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) of it (1.17%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

*Stevens County and Pope County (north)
*Kandiyohi County (east)
*Chippewa County (south)
*Lac qui Parle County (southwest)
*Big Stone County (west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,956 people, 4,353 households, and 2,881 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 4,821 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.67% White, 2.69% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 1.52% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. 2.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Swift County has the highest percentage of Pacific Islander natives out of any U.S. county outside Hawaii. 34.4% were of German, 30.5% Norwegian, 5.2% Swedish and 5.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 4,353 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 30.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.In the county the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 120.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,820, and the median income for a family was $44,208. Males had a median income of $29,362 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,360. About 5.30% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

References

External links

* [http://www.swiftcounty.com/ Swift County official website]