Big
Stone County, Minnesota
Big
Stone County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Minnesota. As of
2000, the population is 5,820.
Its
county seat
is
Ortonville6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,367
km²
(528
mi²). 1,287
km² (497 mi²) of it is land and 80 km² (31 mi²) of it is water.
The total area is 5.86% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 5,820 people,
2,377 households, and 1,611 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 5/km² (12/mi²). There are 3,171 housing units at an average
density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.44%
White,
0.17%
Black
or
African
American, 0.52%
Native
American, 0.41%
Asian,
0.00%
Pacific
Islander, 0.12% from
other
races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 2,377 households out of which 29.00% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% are married couples living together, 5.30%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% are non-families.
30.20% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.90% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.38 and
the average family size is 2.97. In the county the population is spread out with
24.80% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 21.90% from 25 to 44, 24.00%
from 45 to 64, and 24.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
44 years. For every 100 females there are 94.30 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 91.10 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $30,721, and the median income for a family is $37,354. Males have a median
income of $27,857 versus $20,123 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $15,708. 12.00% of the population and 7.80% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.50% are under the age of 18
and 8.80% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Akron
Township\n*
Almond
Township\n*
Artichoke
Township\n*
Barry\n*
Beardsley\n*
Big
Stone Township\n*
Browns
Valley Township\n*
Clinton\n*
Correll\n*
Foster
Township\n*
Graceville
Township\n*
Graceville\n*
Johnson\n*
Malta
Township\n*
Moonshine
Township\n*
Odessa
Township\n*
Odessa\n*
Ortonville
Township\n*
Ortonville\n*
Otrey
Township\n*
Prior
Township\n*
Toqua
Township
