Red Lake County, Minnesota
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| Red Lake County, Minnesota | |
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 Location in the state of Minnesota |
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 Minnesota's location in the USA |
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| Founded | December 24, 1896 [1] |
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| Seat | Red Lake Falls |
| Largest City | Red Lake Falls |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
433 sq mi (1,120 km²) 432 sq mi (1,120 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.02% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
4,299 10/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Red Lake and Red Lake River | |
Red Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 4,299. Its county seat is Red Lake Falls6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,120 km² (433 mi²). 1,120 km² (432 mi²) of it is land and 0 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.02%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Pennington County (north)
- Polk County (east, south, and west)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,299 people, 1,727 households, and 1,131 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 1,883 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/mi²). 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.
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.
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[edit] Other Communities
There are several vestiges of unincorporated villages that were once important service centers. These areas have been losing their population until today there are only a few people living in each of them. These sites (now in some cases no longer recognizable as villages of any size) are: Terrebonne, Dorothy, Roland, Wylie, Huot, and Marcoux Corner.
