Koochiching County, Minnesota
The Koochiching County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 13,311 inhabitants and a population density of 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is International Falls, which was named after its location on the Koochiching Falls on the border with Canada.
Part of the Bois Forte Reservation is located in Koochiching County.
Geography
The County is located in northern Minnesota, and is separated by the Rainy Lake and its outflow, the Rainy River, Canada. It has an area of 8170 square kilometers, of which 135 square kilometers are water surface. The Koochiching County is bordered by the following counties and districts:
History
The Koochiching County was formed on December 19, 1906 from parts of Itasca County. It was named after the Native American term for the Rainy River.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Koochiching County 13,311 people in 6194 households. The population density was 1.7 people per square kilometer. In the 6194 households lived statistically 2.11 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.6 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 2.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,135. The per capita income was $ 24,829. 12.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Koochiching County
Citys
- Big Falls
- International Falls
- Littlefork
- Mizpah
- Northome
- Ranier
Unincorporated communities
- Birchdale
- Central
- Craigville
- Eric castle
- Forest Grove
- Frontier
- Gemmell
- Grand Falls
- Indus
- Iceland View
- Lindford
- Loman
- Manitou
- Margie
- Pelland
- Ray
- Silverdale
- Wildwood
Structure
The Koochiching County is adjacent to the City's six of six Unorganized Territories (UT ):