Grant County, Minnesota

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Grant County, Minnesota
Seal of Grant County, Minnesota
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Map of Minnesota highlighting Grant County
Location in the state of Minnesota
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Statistics
Founded March 6, 1868 [1]
Seat Elbow Lake
Largest City Elbow Lake
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

575 sq mi (1,490 km²)
546 sq mi (1,415 km²)
29 sq mi (75 km²), 5.00%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density

6,289
12/sq mi (4/km²)
Time zone Central : UTC-6/-5
Website: www.co.grant.mn.us
Named for: General Ulysses S. Grant

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 6,289. Its county seat is Elbow Lake6.

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[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,490 km² (575 mi²). 1,415 km² (546 mi²) of it is land and 75 km² (29 mi²) of it (5.00%) is water.

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[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (12/mi²). There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,534 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 22.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.
Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,775, and the median income for a family was $42,214. Males had a median income of $28,428 versus $20,240 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,131. About 6.00% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.50% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

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