Kanabec County, Minnesota

The Kanabec County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 16,239 inhabitants and a population density of 11.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mora.

Geography

The County is located in Eastern Minnesota and is about 40 miles from Wisconsin away. It has an area of 1381 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water surface.

The county is drained by the Snake River, a right tributary of the opening into the Mississippi St. Croix River.

At the Kanabec County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Kanabec County was formed on October 12, 1858 from parts of Pine County. It was named after the Indian word for the Snake River, which flows through the county.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Kanabec County 16,239 people in 6316 households. The population density was 11.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 6316 households lived statistically 2.56 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 46,863. The per capita income was $ 21,350. 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Kanabec County

Citys

  • Braham1
  • Grasston
  • Mora
  • Ogilvie
  • Quamba

Unincorporated communities

  • Brunswick
  • Coin
  • Lewis Lake
  • Warman

1 - partially in Isanti County

Structure

The Kanabec County is divided into 15 townships in addition to the five -cities:

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