Aitkin County, Minnesota
The Aitkin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 16,202 inhabitants and a population density of 3.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Aitkin.
Geography
The County is located just northeast of the geographical center of Minnesota and is the east about 55 km from the southern tip of Lake Superior, one of the five Great Lakes. It has an area of 5168 square kilometers, of which 456 square kilometers are water surface. At the Aitkin County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Aitkin County was formed on 23 May 1857 parts of the Pine County and Ramsey County. It was named, as well as the district capital after the fur trader William Alexander Aitkin.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Aitkin County 16,202 people in 7823 households. The population density was 3.4 people per square kilometer. In the 7823 households lived statistically 2.06 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 2.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
17.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 27.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,301. The per capita income was $ 24,694. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in Aitkin County
Citys
- Aitkin
- Hill City
- McGrath
- McGregor
- Palisade
- Tamarack
Unincorporated communities
- Giese
- Glen
- Haypoint
- Jacobson
- Red Top
- Sandy Lake
- Sheshebee
- Swatara
- Waukenabo
Structure
The Aitkin County is in addition to the six Citys in 40 townships (TS ) and four Unorganized Territories (UT ) shall be broken: