Sherburne County, Minnesota

The Sherburne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 88 499 inhabitants and a population density of 78.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Elk River.

The Sherburne County is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Minneapolis -Saint Paul.

Geography

The County is located southeast of the geographical center of Minnesota along the left bank of the upper Mississippi River at the mouth of Elk River. It has an area of ​​1168 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water surface. At the Sherburne County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

Reserves

In the middle of the county, the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. It is drained by the Saint Francis River, a left tributary of the Elk River.

History

The Sherburne County was formed on February 25, 1856 from parts of Benton County. It was named after Moses Sherburne, a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Sherburne County 88 499 people in 29 572 households. The population density was 78.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 29 572 households lived statistically 2.91 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 94.5 percent white, 2.0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.6 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 71,819. The per capita income was $ 27,444. 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Sherburne County

All seven villages in the shear Burne County have municipal status "City"

• Becker
• Big Lake
• Clear Lake
• Elk River

• Princeton1
• St. Cloud2
• Zimmerman

1 - partially in Mille Lacs County 2 - partially in Stearns and Benton County

Structure

The Sherburne County is divided into ten townships in addition to the seven -cities: