Grant County, Minnesota 94973 220076553 2008-06-18T04:32:23Z Omnedon 840224 Avoided redirects on township links {{Infobox U.S. County | county = Grant County | state = Minnesota | seal = Grant County mn seal.jpg | founded date = March 6 | founded year = [[1868]] [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No32.htm] | seat wl = Elbow Lake | largest city wl = Elbow Lake | area_total_sq_mi = 575 | area_total_km2 = 1490 | area_land_sq_mi = 546 | area_land_km2 = 1415 | area_water_sq_mi = 29 | area_water_km2 = 75 | area percentage = 5.00% | census yr = 2000 | pop = 6289 | density_sq_mi = 12 | density_km2 = 4 | time zone = Central | UTC offset = -6 | DST offset= -5 | footnotes = | web = 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 Lake, Grant County, Minnesota|Elbow Lake]].{{GR|6}} ==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 575&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (1,490&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 546&nbsp;square miles (1,415&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 29&nbsp;square miles (75&nbsp;km²) of it (5.00%) is water. ===Major highways=== {| | *[[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94]] *[[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 52]] *[[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 59]] *[[Image:MN-9.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 9]] | *[[Image:MN-27.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 27]] *[[Image:MN-54.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 54]] *[[Image:MN-55.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 55]] *[[Image:MN-78.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 78]] *[[Image:MN-79.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 79]] |} ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Otter Tail County]] (north) * [[Douglas County, Minnesota|Douglas County]] (east) * [[Pope County, Minnesota|Pope County]] (southeast) * [[Stevens County, Minnesota|Stevens County]] (south) * [[Traverse County, Minnesota|Traverse County]] (southwest) * [[Wilkin County, Minnesota|Wilkin County]] (northwest) ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 12 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 6 per square&nbsp;mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 41.2% were of [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 30.0% [[German people|German]] and 7.4% [[swedish people|Swedish]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. There were 2,534 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were [[Marriage|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. [[Image:USA Grant County, Minnesota age pyramid.svg|thumb|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. == Cities and towns == <small> {| |----- ! Cities ! colspan="2" | Townships ! Unincorporated |----- valign="top" | *[[Ashby, Minnesota|Ashby]] *[[Barrett, Minnesota|Barrett]] *[[Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota|Elbow Lake]] *[[Herman, Minnesota|Herman]] *[[Hoffman, Minnesota|Hoffman]] *[[Norcross, Minnesota|Norcross]] *[[Wendell, Minnesota|Wendell]] | *[[Delaware Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Delaware Township]] *[[Elbow Lake Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Elbow Lake Township]] *[[Elk Lake Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Elk Lake Township]] *[[Erdahl Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Erdahl Township]] *[[Gorton Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Gorton Township]] *[[Land Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Land Township]] *[[Lawrence Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Lawrence Township]] *[[Lien Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Lien Township]] | *[[Logan Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Logan Township]] *[[Macsville Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Macsville Township]] *[[North Ottawa Township, Grant County, Minnesota|North Ottawa Township]] *[[Pelican Lake Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Pelican Lake Township]] *[[Pomme de Terre Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Pomme de Terre Township]] *[[Roseville Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Roseville Township]] *[[Sanford Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Sanford Township]] *[[Stony Brook Township, Grant County, Minnesota|Stony Brook Township]] | *[[Erdahl, Minnesota|Erdahl]] *[[Pomme de Terre, Minnesota|Pomme de Terre]] |} </small> ==References== <references /> ==External links== *[http://www.co.grant.mn.us/ Grant County Website] {{Grant County, Minnesota}} {{Minnesota}} {{coord|45.93|-96.01|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-MN_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:Minnesota counties]] [[Category:Grant County, Minnesota| ]] [[ar:مقاطعة غرانت، مينيسوتا]] [[de:Grant County (Minnesota)]] [[bpy:গ্রান্ট কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা]] [[it:Contea di Grant (Minnesota)]] [[nl:Grant County (Minnesota)]] [[ja:グラント郡 (ミネソタ州)]] [[no:Grant County (Minnesota)]] [[nds:Grant County (Minnesota)]] [[pl:Hrabstwo Grant (Minnesota)]] [[pt:Condado de Grant (Minnesota)]] [[sv:Grant County, Minnesota]] [[zh:格蘭特縣 (明尼蘇達州)]]