Becker County, Minnesota
The Becker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 32 504 inhabitants and a population density of 9.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Detroit Lakes, named after its location on Detroit Lake.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Minnesota and is the west about 45 miles from North Dakota removed. It has an area of 3743 square kilometers, of which 349 square kilometers are water surface.
The county is drained by the Otter Tail River, one of the headwaters of the Red River of the North.
At the Becker County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Becker County was formed on March 18, 1858 from portions of Cass County. It was named after the lawyer and politician George Loomis Becker, a Commissioner of the railway.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Becker County 32 504 people in 13,458 households. The population density was 9.6 people per square kilometer. In the 13,458 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 88.4 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 7.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 47,959. The per capita income was $ 25,233. 11.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Becker County
Citys
- Audubon
- Callaway
- Detroit Lakes
- Frazee
- Lake Park
- Ogema
- Wolf Lake
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Elbow Lake1
- Osage
- Pine Point
- White Earth
Other Unincorporated communities
- Midway
- Oak Lake
- Ponsford
- Richwood
- Rochert
- Snellman
1 - partially in Clearwater County
Structure
The Becker County is divided into 37 townships in addition to the seven -cities: