West Crow Wing, Minnesota

West Crow Wing is an unorganized territory in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,144 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 48.8 square miles (126.4 km²), of which 35.1 square miles (91.0 km²) of it is land and 13.7 square miles (35.4 km²) of it (27.99%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 5,144 people, 1,870 households, and 1,477 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 146.4 people per square mile (56.5/km²). There were 2,387 housing units at an average density of 67.9/sq mi (26.2/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 98.60% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,870 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $51,127, and the median income for a family was $55,821. Males had a median income of $40,917 versus $25,922 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $21,796. About 4.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

Municipalities and communities of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States County seat: Brainerd Cities Baxter Brainerd Breezy Point Crosby Crosslake Cuyuna Deerwood Emily Fifty Lakes Fort Ripley Garrison Ironton Jenkins Manhattan Beach Nisswa Pequot Lakes Riverton Trommald Townships Bay Lake Center Crow Wing Daggett Brook Deerwood Fairfield Fort Ripley Gail Lake Garrison Ideal Irondale Jenkins Lake Edward Little Pine Long Lake Maple Grove Mission Nokay Lake Oak Lawn Pelican Perry Lake Platte Lake Rabbit Lake Roosevelt Ross Lake Sibley St. Mathias Timothy Wolford Unorganized territories Dean Lake West Crow Wing CDP Merrifield Unincorporated community Lake Hubert Indian reservation Mille Lacs‡ Ghost towns Manganese Old Crow Wing

Coordinates: 46°24′44″N 94°14′10″W / 46.41222°N 94.23611°W / 46.41222; -94.23611