Big Stone County, Minnesota

The Big Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 5269 inhabitants and a population density of 4.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ortonville, which was named after its founder Cornelius Knute Orton.

Geography

The County is located in western Minnesota. It has an area of 1367 square kilometers, of which 80 square kilometers are water surface.

The County is located on the northeastern shore of Big Stone Lake, which forms the border with South Dakota. The outlet of the lake formed by the Minnesota River, which limits the County to the southwest. In the far north- west is the Traverse Gap, the watershed between the Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean.

At the Big Stone County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Big Stone County was formed February 20, 1862 from the existing only in Wisconsin Pierce County. It was named after the Big Stone Lake.

Places in Big Stone County

According to the census in 2010 lived in Big Stone County 5269 people in 2395 households. The population density was 4.1 people per square kilometer. In the 2395 households lived statistically 2.15 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,438. The per capita income was $ 24,960. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

All villages have municipal status City.

• Barry
• Beardsley
• Clinton
• Correll

• Graceville
• Johnson
• Odessa
• Ortonville1

1 - Lac qui Parle partly in County

Structure

The Big Stone County is divided into 14 townships:

The towns of Barry, Clinton, Correll, Graceville and Odessa belong to any Township.