Morrison County, Minnesota
The Morrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 33 198 inhabitants and a population density of 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Little Falls.
Parts of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation of the Anishinabe are located in Morrison County.
Geography
The County is located in the geographical center of Minnesota and is drained by the upper Mississippi. It has an area of 2987 square kilometers, of which 75 square kilometers are water surface. At the Morrison County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Morrison County was formed on February 25, 1856 from parts of Benton County. It was named after William Morrison, a then important for Minnesota dealer.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Morrison County 33 198 people in 13,573 households. The population density was 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 13,573 households lived statistically 2.4 persons each.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 46,054. The per capita income was $ 23,154. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Morrison County
Citys
- Bowlus
- Buckman
- Elmdale
- Flensburg
- Genola
- Harding
- Hillman
- Lastrup
- Little Falls
- Motley1
- Pierz
- Randall
- Royalton2
- Sobieski
- Swanville3
- Upsala
Unincorporated communities
- Cushing
- Little Rock
1 - partially in Cass County 2 - partially in Benton County 3 - partially in Todd County
Structure
The Morrison County is divided in addition to the City's 16 in 30 townships: