Stevens County, Minnesota

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


founded year = 1862 [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No34.htm]
founded date = February 20
seat wl = Morris
largest city wl = Morris
area_total_sq_mi = 575
area_total_km2 = 1490
area_land_sq_mi = 562
area_land_km2 = 1456
area_water_sq_mi = 13
area_water_km2 = 34
area percentage = 2.29%
census yr = 2000
pop = 10053
density_sq_mi = 18
density_km2 = 7
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.stevens.mn.us
named for = Isaac Ingalls Stevens, who commanded a surveying expedition for a Pacific railroad.

Stevens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 10,053. Its county seat is MorrisGR|6. The county was named for Civil War general Isaac Stevens, who had this county named for him seven years after a legislative clerical error denied him that honor in 1855 for Stearns County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km²), of which, 562 square miles (1,456 km²) of it is land and 13 square miles (34 km²) of it (2.29%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Grant County (north)
*Douglas County (northeast)
*Pope County (east)
*Swift County (south)
*Big Stone County (southwest)
*Traverse County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,053 people, 3,751 households, and 2,366 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,074 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.13% White, 0.92% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.8% were of German, 20.8% Norwegian and 5.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,751 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.90% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.60% under the age of 18, 20.80% from 18 to 24, 21.60% from 25 to 44, 19.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,267, and the median income for a family was $47,518. Males had a median income of $32,045 versus $21,681 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,569. About 5.70% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.50% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

References

External links

* [http://www.co.stevens.mn.us/ Stevens County government’s website]