Traverse County, Minnesota

The Traverse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 3558 inhabitants and a population density of 2.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Wheaton.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme west of Minnesota at Lake Traverse, which forms the border with South Dakota. Further north pushes the County to the intersection of the states of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota.

The Traverse County has an area of ​​1518 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water surface.

In the southwest of the county, the Traverse Gap separates as part of the Continental Divide the catchment area of ​​over Lake Traverse, the Bois de Sioux River, the Red River of the North, the Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River reached Hudson Bay from the Little Minnesota River, about the Minnesota River and the Mississippi belongs to Einzuzgsgebiet the Gulf of Mexico.

The largest tributary of Lake Traverse is the must Inca River, which flows through the northern part of the county.

At the Traverse County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Traverse County was on 20 February 1862 as a free signified - formed territory - but in reality populated by Indians. It was named after the Lake Traverse, which lies on the western border of the county.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in the Traverse County 3558 people in 1604 households. The population density was 2.4 people per square kilometer. In 1604 households lived statistically 2.19 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 94.2 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 4.0 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 49.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 29.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,773. The per capita income was $ 25,743. 8.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Traverse County

Citys

• Browns Valley
• Dumont
• Tintah
• Wheaton

Structure

The Traverse County is divided into 15 townships in addition to the four -cities: