Yellow
Medicine County, Minnesota
Yellow
Medicine County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Minnesota. As of
2000, the population is 11,080.
Its
county seat
is
Granite
Falls6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,977
km²
(763
mi²). 1,963
km² (758 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it is water.
The total area is 0.71% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 11,080 people,
4,439 households, and 2,974 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 6/km² (15/mi²). There are 4,873 housing units at an average
density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 96.09%
White,
0.11%
Black
or
African
American, 2.04%
Native
American, 0.17%
Asian,
0.01%
Pacific
Islander, 0.92% from
other
races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.76% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 4,439 households out of which 30.30% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% are married couples living together, 5.70%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% are non-families.
29.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.20% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and
the average family size is 3.01. In the county the population is spread out with
25.80% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 22.20%
from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
40 years. For every 100 females there are 98.20 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 94.90 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $34,393, and the median income for a family is $42,002. Males have a median
income of $27,770 versus $20,870 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $17,120. 10.40% of the population and 7.10% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.40% are under the age of 18
and 10.60% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Burton
Township\n*
Canby\n*
Clarkfield\n*
Echo
Township\n*
Echo\n*
Florida
Township\n*
Fortier
Township\n*
Friendship
Township\n*
Hammer
Township\n*
Hanley
Falls\n*
Hazel
Run Township\n*
Hazel
Run\n*
Lisbon
Township\n*
Minnesota
Falls Township\n*
Norman
Township\n*
Normania
Township\n*
Omro
Township\n*
Oshkosh
Township\n*
Porter\n*
Posen
Township\n*
Sandnes
Township\n*
Sioux
Agency Township\n*
St.
Leo\n*
Stony
Run Township\n*
Swede
Prairie Township\n*
Tyro
Township\n*
Wergeland
Township\n*
Wood
Lake Township\n*
Wood
Lake
