Clearwater County, Minnesota
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Clearwater County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 8,423. Its county seat is Bagley6. Portions of the Red Lake and White Earth Indian reservations extend into the county.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,667 km² (1,030 mi²). 2,576 km² (995 mi²) of it is land and 91 km² (35 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.41% water.
Adjacent counties
- Beltrami County (northeast)
- Hubbard County (southeast)
- Becker County (south)
- Mahnomen County (southwest)
- Polk County (nothwest)
- Pennington County (northwest)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 8,423 people, 3,330 households, and 2,287 families residing in the county. The population density is 3/km² (8/mi²). There are 4,114 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 89.26% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 8.58% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 3,330 households out of which 30.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% are married couples living together, 7.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% are non-families. 27.90% 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 2.48 and the average family size is 3.02.
In the county the population is spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 101.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $30,517, and the median income for a family is $39,698. Males have a median income of $29,338 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the county is $15,694. 15.10% of the population and 11.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.90% of those under the age of 18 and 18.20% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Cities and towns
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External link
- Cleawater County government web site (http://www.co.clearwater.mn.us/)
