Kittson County, Minnesota

The Kittson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 4552 inhabitants and a population density of 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hallock, which was by Charles Hallock, a journalist who built a hotel here named.

Geography

The County is located in the northwest corner of Minnesota. It is bordered to the north by the 49th parallel, which forms the border with Canada. The western border of the county is formed by the Red River of the North, which is also the border of Minnesota to North Dakota.

The Kittson County has an area of ​​2858 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water surface.

At the Kittson County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Kittson County was on 27 October 1849 as a free- designated - formed territory - but in reality populated by Indians. It was named after Norman Kittson Wolfred, a mayor of Saint Paul and a pioneer in this area.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Kittson County 4552 people in 1954 households. The population density was 1.6 people per square kilometer. In the 1954 households lived statistically 2.27 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.4 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.

21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.5 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 50,049. The per capita income was $ 25,973. 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Kittson County

Citys

  • Donaldson
  • Hallock
  • Halma
  • Humboldt
  • Karlstad
  • Kennedy
  • Lake Bronson
  • Lancaster
  • St. Vincent

Unincorporated communities

  • Northcote
  • Noyes
  • Orleans

Structure

The Kittson County is adjacent to the City's nine in 26 townships and four Unorganized Territories (UT ) shall be broken:

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