Pennington County (Minnesota)
The Pennington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 13,930 inhabitants and a population density of 8.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Thief River Falls.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Minnesota. It has an area of 1601 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers of water surface. Is Bathed the County of Red Lake River, a right tributary of the Red River of the North. At the Pennington County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Pennington County was formed on November 23, 1910 from parts of the Red Lake County. It was named after Edmund Pennington, a charge of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Pennington County 13,930 people in 5825 households. The population density was 8.7 people per square kilometer. In 5825 households lived statistically 2.3 persons each.
The racial the population was composed of 94.1 percent white, 1.6 percent African American, 1.7 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 45,007. The per capita income was $ 23,142. 11.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Pennington County
Citys
- Goodridge
- St. Hilaire
- Thief River Falls
Unincorporated communities
- Erie
- Hazel
- High Landing
- Kratka
Structure
The Pennington County is divided into 21 townships in addition to the three -cities: