Wright
County, Minnesota
Wright
County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Minnesota. As of
2000, the population is 89,986.
Its
county seat
is
Buffalo6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,850
km²
(714
mi²). 1,711
km² (661 mi²) of it is land and 139 km² (54 mi²) of it is
water. The total area is 7.51% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 89,986 people,
31,465 households, and 23,913 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 53/km² (136/mi²). There are 34,355 housing units at an
average density of 20/km² (52/mi²). The racial makeup of the county
is 97.85%
White,
0.26%
Black
or
African
American, 0.28%
Native
American, 0.44%
Asian,
0.01%
Pacific
Islander, 0.36% from
other
races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 31,465 households out of which 42.10% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 64.50% are married couples living together, 7.70%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% are non-families.
18.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.80% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.83 and
the average family size is 3.26. In the county the population is spread out with
31.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90%
from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33
years. For every 100 females there are 101.40 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 99.90 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $53,945, and the median income for a family is $60,940. Males have a median
income of $40,630 versus $28,201 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $21,844. 4.70% of the population and 3.60% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.50% are under the age of 18
and 7.40% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Albertville\n*
Albion
Township\n*
Annandale\n*
Buffalo
Township\n*
Buffalo\n*
Chatham
Township\n*
Clearwater
Township\n*
Cokato
Township\n*
Cokato\n*
Corinna
Township\n*
Delano\n*
Franklin
Township\n*
French
Lake Township\n*
Howard
Lake\n*
Maple
Lake Township\n*
Maple
Lake\n*
Marysville
Township\n*
Middleville
Township\n*
Monticello
Township\n*
Monticello\n*
Montrose\n*
Otsego\n*
Rockford
Township\n*
Silver
Creek Township\n*
South
Haven\n*
Southside
Township\n*
St.
Michael\n*
Stockholm
Township\n*
Victor
Township\n*
Waverly\n*
Woodland
Township
