St. Louis County (Minnesota)

The St. Louis County is the largest county by area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 200 226 inhabitants and a population density of 12.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Duluth.

Geography

The County is located in northeastern Minnesota, bordered to the north by Canada and on the southeast by Lake Superior, one of the five Great Lakes, as well as Wisconsin. The St. Louis County has an area of ​​17,767 square kilometers, of which 1644 square miles are water. At the St. Louis County borders the following Nachbarcountys and districts are:

History

The St. Louis County was on March 1, 1856 from parts of Itasca County and the defunct Newton County formed. It was named after the St. Louis River.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in St. Louis County 200 226 people in 86 446 households. The population density was 12.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 86 446 households lived statistically 2.2 persons each.

The racial the population was composed of 93.0 percent white, 1.5 percent African American, 2.3 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 45,399. The per capita income was $ 25,586. 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in St. Louis County

Citys

• Aurora
• Babbitt
• Biwabik
• Brookston
• Chisholm
• Cook

• Duluth
• Ely
• Eveleth
• Floodwood
• Gilbert
• Hermantown
• Hibbing

• Hoyt Lakes
• Iron Junction
• Kinney
• Leonidas
• McKinley
• Meadowlands
• Mountain Iron

• Orr
• Proctor
• Tower
• Virginia
• Winton

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Arnold
• Mahnomen
• Nett Lake
• Soudan

Other Unincorporated communities

• Alborn
• Angora
• Ash Lake
• Bassett
• Bear River1
• Bengal
• Brimson
• Britt
• Burnett
• Burntside
• Buyck
• Canyon
• Celina
• Central Lakes
• Cherry

• Clover Valley
• Cotton
• Crane Lake
• Culver
• Cusson
• Eldes Corner
• Elmer
• Embarrass
• Fairbanks
• Florenton
• Forbes
• Four Corners
• French River
• Gheen
• Gheen Corner

• Glendale
• Gowan
• Greaney
• Idington
• Independence
• Iceland Lake
• Kabetogama
• Keenan
• Kelsey
• Linden Grove
• Makinen
• Markham
• McComber
• Meadowbrook
• Melrude

• Munger
• Palmers
• Palo
• Payne
• Peary
• Petrel
• Peyla
• Toast
• Ramshaw
• Robinson
• Rollins
• Saginaw
• Sax
• Shaw
• Sherman Corner

• Side Lake
• Silica
• Skibo
• Sturgeon
• Taffeta
• Toivola
• Twig
• Vermilion Dam
• Wahlsten
• Wakemup
• Whiteface
• Wolf
• Zim

2 - partially in Itasca County

Structure

The St. Louis County is adjacent to the City's 26 in 73 townships (TS ) and twelve Unorganized Territories (UT ) shall be broken: