Grant County (Minnesota)

The Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 6018 inhabitants and a population density of 4.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Elbow Lake.

Geography

The County is located in western Minnesota and is about 35 km from North Dakota and South Dakota removed. It has an area of 1490 square kilometers, of which 75 square kilometers are water surface.

The Pomme de Terre River drains the eastern part of the county and flows south into the Minnesota River, a right tributary of the Mississippi. Through the west of the county flows the Must Inca River, which flows north into Lake Traverse and the Red River of the North and the Lake Winnipeg to the basin of the Nelson River heard about the Bois de Sioux River. Is the watershed between the Gulf of Mexico and Hudson Bay between the two rivers.

At the Grant County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Grant County was formed on March 6, 1868 from parts of Stevens County, Traverse County and Wilkin County. It was named after Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), 18th President of the United States.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Grant County 6018 people in 2646 households. The population density was 4.3 people per square kilometer. In the 2646 households lived statistically 2.23 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 43,777. The per capita income was $ 24,169. 12.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Grant County

Citys

  • Ashby
  • Barrett
  • Elbow Lake
  • Herman
  • Hoffman
  • Norcross
  • Wendell

Unincorporated communities

  • Erdahl
  • Pomme de Terre

Structure

The Grant County is divided into 16 townships in addition to the seven -cities:

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