Polk County, Minnesota

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


founded year = 1858 [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No33.htm]
founded date = July 20
seat wl = Crookston
largest city wl = Crookston
area_total_sq_mi = 1998
area_total_km2 = 5174
area_land_sq_mi = 1970
area_land_km2 = 5103
area_water_sq_mi = 27
area_water_km2 = 71
area percentage = 1.37%
census yr = 2000
pop = 31369
density_sq_mi = 16
density_km2 = 6
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.polk.mn.us
named for = President James Knox Polk

Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 31,369. Its county seat is CrookstonGR|6. Polk County and Grand Forks County, North Dakota make up the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks".

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,998 square miles (5,174 km²), of which, 1,970 square miles (5,103 km²) of it is land and 27 square miles (71 km²) of it (1.37%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

*Marshall County (north)
*Pennington County (northeast)
*Red Lake County (northeast)
*Clearwater County (east)
*Mahnomen County (southeast)
*Norman County (south)
*Traill County, North Dakota (southwest)
*Grand Forks County, North Dakota (west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 31,369 people, 12,070 households, and 8,050 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 14,008 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.18% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.57% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 4.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.7% were of Norwegian, 19.7% German and 5.8% French ancestry according to Census 2000.There were 12,070 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,105, and the median income for a family was $44,310. Males had a median income of $31,472 versus $21,535 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,279. About 7.30% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

References

External links

* [http://www.co.polk.mn.us/ Polk County official website]