Koochiching
County, Minnesota
Koochiching
County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Minnesota. As of
2000, the population is 14,355.
Its
county seat
is
International
Falls6.
Geography
\nAccording
to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,170
km²
(3,154
mi²).
8,035 km² (3,102 mi²) of it is land and 135 km² (52 mi²) of
it is water. The total area is 1.65% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 14,355 people,
6,040 households, and 3,962 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 2/km² (5/mi²). There are 7,719 housing units at an average
density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 96.12%
White,
0.19%
Black
or
African
American, 2.15%
Native
American, 0.17%
Asian,
0.06%
Pacific
Islander, 0.08% from
other
races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 6,040 households out of which 28.40% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% are married couples living together, 8.50%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% are non-families.
30.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.50% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and
the average family size is 2.88. In the county the population is spread out with
23.90% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 26.00%
from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
42 years. For every 100 females there are 98.50 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 95.20 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $36,262, and the median income for a family is $43,608. Males have a median
income of $40,642 versus $22,261 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $19,167. 12.10% of the population and 8.40% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.10% are under the age of 18
and 13.40% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Big
Falls\n*
International
Falls\n*
Littlefork\n*
Mizpah\n*
Northome\n*
Ranier
Territories
\n*
Rainy
Lake\n*
East
Koochiching\n*
South
Koochiching\n*
Northwest
Koochiching\n*
Nett
Lake
