Grant County, Minnesota

Grant County, Minnesota
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Location in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 6, 1868 [1]
Named for	General Ulysses S. Grant
Seat	Elbow Lake
Largest city	Elbow Lake
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	575.18 sq mi (1,490 km²) 546.41 sq mi (1,415 km²) 28.77 sq mi (75 km²), 5.00%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	6,018 12/sq mi (4/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.grant.mn.us

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 6,018.^[1] Its county seat is Elbow Lake.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 575.18 square miles (1,489.7 km²), of which 546.41 square miles (1,415.2 km²) (or 95.00%) is land and 28.77 square miles (74.5 km²) (or 5.00%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

Interstate 94 U.S. Highway 52 U.S. Highway 59 Minnesota State Highway 9

Minnesota State Highway 27 Minnesota State Highway 54 Minnesota State Highway 55 Minnesota State Highway 78 Minnesota State Highway 79

Grant County Courthouse

Adjacent counties

• Otter Tail County (north)
• Douglas County (east)
• Pope County (southeast)
• Stevens County (south)
• Traverse County (southwest)
• Wilkin County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	340		—
1880	3,004		783.5%
1890	6,875		128.9%
1900	8,935		30.0%
1910	9,114		2.0%
1920	9,788		7.4%
1930	9,558		−2.3%
1940	9,828		2.8%
1950	9,542		−2.9%
1960	8,870		−7.0%
1970	7,462		−15.9%
1980	7,171		−3.9%
1990	6,246		−12.9%
2000	6,289		0.7%
2010	6,018		−4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.2% were of Norwegian, 30.0% German and 7.4% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,534 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 22.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,775, and the median income for a family was $42,214. Males had a median income of $28,428 versus $20,240 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,131. About 6.00% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.50% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships		Unincorporated
Ashby Barrett Elbow Lake Herman Hoffman Norcross Wendell	Delaware Township Elbow Lake Township Elk Lake Township Erdahl Township Gorton Township Land Township Lawrence Township Lien Township	Logan Township Macsville Township North Ottawa Township Pelican Lake Township Pomme de Terre Township Roseville Township Sanford Township Stony Brook Township	Erdahl Pomme de Terre

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Minnesota

References

1. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Grant County Website

Coordinates: 45°56′N 96°01′W / 45.93°N 96.01°W / 45.93; -96.01