Stevens County (Minnesota)

The Stevens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 9726 inhabitants and a population density of 6.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Morris.

Geography

The County is located in a lakeside scenery in western Minnesota, about 50 km southeast of the intersection of the states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. It has an area of 1490 square kilometers, of which 34 square kilometers of water are. The county is traversed from north to south from the Pomme de Terre River, a left tributary of the opening into the Mississippi River Minnesota. At the Stevens County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Stevens County was formed February 20, 1862 from parts of the only still existing in Wisconsin Pierce County and Indian lands. It was named after Isaac Ingalls Stevens, the first governor of Washington Territory and brigadier general of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Stevens County 9726 people in 3739 households. The population density was 6.7 people per square kilometer. In the 3739 households lived statistically 2.35 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 93.4 percent white, 1.6 percent African American, 1.3 percent Native American, 1.7 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 47,712. The per capita income was $ 25,855. 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Stevens County

Citys

• Alberta
• Chokio
• Donnelly

• Hancock
• Morris

Structure

The Stevens County is divided into 16 townships in addition to the five -cities: