Big Stone County, Minnesota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Big Stone County
state = Minnesota


founded year = 1862 [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No3.htm]
founded date = February 20
seat wl = Ortonville
largest city wl = Ortonville
area_total_sq_mi = 528
area_total_km2 = 1367
area_land_sq_mi = 497
area_land_km2 = 1287
area_water_sq_mi = 31
area_water_km2 = 80
area percentage = 5.86%
census yr = 2000
pop = 5820
density_sq_mi = 12
density_km2 = 5
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.bigstonecounty.org
named for = Big Stone Lake

Big Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 5,820. Its county seat is OrtonvilleGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 528 square miles (1,367 km²), of which, 497 square miles (1,287 km²) of it is land and 31 square miles (80 km²) of it (5.86%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Traverse County, Minnesota (north)
*Stevens County, Minnesota (northeast)
*Swift County, Minnesota (southeast)
*Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota (southeast)
*Grant County, South Dakota (southwest)
*Roberts County, South Dakota (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,820 people, 2,377 households, and 1,611 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,171 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.44% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.7% were of German, 21.0% Norwegian, 8.0% Swedish and 6.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,377 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 5.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 21.90% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 24.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,721, and the median income for a family was $37,354. Males had a median income of $27,857 versus $20,123 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,708. About 7.80% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over."On ePodunk : [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=20858 Big Stone County] & [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=20858 Big Stone Cty. ancestry] :"
German - 40%; Norwegian - 20%; Swedish - 9% (2000)

Cities and towns

References

External links

* [http://www.bigstonecounty.org/ Big Stone County Government’s website]