Red Lake County, Minnesota

Red Lake County, Minnesota

The Red Lake County Courthouse in Red Lake Falls in 2007
Map of Minnesota highlighting Red Lake County
Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota
Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded December 24, 1896[1]
Named for Red Lake and Red Lake River
Seat Red Lake Falls
Largest city Red Lake Falls
Area
 • Total 432 sq mi (1,119 km2)
 • Land 432 sq mi (1,119 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0 km2), 0.02%
Population (est.)
 • (2016) 4,007
 • Density 9.5/sq mi (4/km²)
Congressional district 7th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.co.red-lake.mn.us
Native vegetation based on NRCS soils information[2]
Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data

Red Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,089,[3] making it the third-least populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Red Lake Falls.[4]

On August 17, 2015, the Washington Post, citing a 1999 U.S. Department of Agriculture index of “natural aspects of attractiveness,” named Red Lake County “the absolute worst place to live.”  The reporter, Christopher Ingraham, visited the county later that month at the invitation of a local businessman. In subsequent articles, Ingraham declared that “the Red Lake County region is flat-out gorgeous”[5] and later decided to move there.[6]

History

Red Lake County was formed on December 24, 1896 from sections of Polk County. It was named after the Red Lake River.[7]

The county has two sites on the National Register of Historic Places: the courthouse and Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 432 square miles (1,120 km2), of which 432 square miles (1,120 km2) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (0.02%) is water.[8]

Despite its name, Red Lake County contains only one named lake: Moran Lake, near Huot.[9]

Red Lake County is the only landlocked county in the United States (excluding those on international borders) to border exactly two other counties.[10]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
190012,195—
19106,564−46.2%
19207,26310.6%
19306,887−5.2%
19407,4137.6%
19506,806−8.2%
19605,830−14.3%
19705,388−7.6%
19805,4711.5%
19904,525−17.3%
20004,299−5.0%
20104,089−4.9%
Est. 20164,007[11]−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
1790-1960[13] 1900-1990[14]
1990-2000[15] 2010-2016[3]

As of the 2000 census,[16] there were 4,299 people, 1,727 households, and 1,131 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 1,883 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.44% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 1.84% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.9% were of Norwegian, 25.0% German, 16.7% French and 6.3% French Canadian ancestry.

There were 1,727 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.50% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,052, and the median income for a family was $40,275. Males had a median income of $28,494 versus $20,363 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,372. About 8.40% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Townships

Unincorporated communities

Politics

Presidential Elections Results[17]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016 60.7% 1,141 28.7% 540 10.6% 200
2012 49.5% 978 47.0% 928 3.5% 69
2008 44.9% 983 51.1% 1,120 4.0% 88
2004 53.5% 1,164 44.2% 963 2.3% 50
2000 52.2% 1,090 39.7% 830 8.1% 170
1996 33.0% 695 50.0% 1,053 17.0% 358
1992 31.4% 691 46.3% 1,020 22.3% 490
1988 42.2% 918 56.5% 1,229 1.3% 28
1984 47.5% 1,184 51.9% 1,294 0.6% 15
1980 45.2% 1,223 48.7% 1,318 6.1% 166
1976 28.4% 737 67.2% 1,748 4.4% 115
1972 41.4% 1,052 55.5% 1,409 3.2% 80
1968 31.0% 718 63.3% 1,467 5.7% 133
1964 23.4% 573 76.0% 1,861 0.7% 16
1960 26.6% 679 73.2% 1,865 0.2% 5
1956 33.4% 782 66.3% 1,555 0.3% 8
1952 41.5% 1,034 57.5% 1,431 1.0% 26
1948 24.0% 592 71.8% 1,771 4.3% 105
1944 31.4% 757 68.0% 1,642 0.6% 15
1940 30.1% 876 69.4% 2,023 0.6% 16
1936 18.4% 487 77.5% 2,057 4.1% 109
1932 15.0% 351 80.9% 1,893 4.1% 97
1928 31.6% 712 66.8% 1,507 1.6% 37
1924 35.2% 643 11.7% 213 53.2% 971
1920 62.4% 1,308 26.6% 558 11.0% 231
1916 37.7% 463 56.5% 694 5.8% 71
1912 27.9% 259 40.3% 374 31.9% 296
1908 53.0% 1,428 31.8% 856 15.2% 410
1904 68.0% 1,430 19.0% 399 13.0% 274
1900 39.1% 823 55.3% 1,165 5.6% 117

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota:Self. pp. 57-60. ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.
  3. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ↑ Ingraham, Christopher (2015-09-03). "I called this place ‘America’s worst place to live.’ Then I went there.". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  6. ↑ Ingraham, Christopher (2016-03-08). "Why I'm moving to the place I called 'America's worst place to live'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  7. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 445.
  8. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/search.html?name=&county=63
  10. ↑ http://www.howderfamily.com/blog/fewest-county-borders-red-lake/
  11. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  17. ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS

Further reading

Coordinates: 47°53′N 96°06′W / 47.88°N 96.10°W / 47.88; -96.10

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