Itasca County is a
county located in the
U.S. State of
Minnesota. As of
2000, the population is 43,992. Its
county seat is
Grand Rapids6.
Geography
\nAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,583
km² (2,928
mi²). 6,902 km² (2,665 mi²) of it is land and 680 km² (263 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.97% water.
Demographics
\nAs of the census2 of
2000, there are 43,992 people, 17,789 households, and 12,381 families residing in the county. The
population density is 6/km² (16/mi²). There are 24,528 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 94.64%
White, 0.16%
Black or
African American, 3.40%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.16% from
other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population are
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There are 17,789 households out of which 29.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% are married couples living together, 7.60% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% are non-families. 26.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.20% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 2.91.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $36,234, and the median income for a family is $44,025. Males have a median income of $37,066 versus $22,327 for females. The per capita income for the county is $17,717. 10.60% of the population and 7.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.60% are under the age of 18 and 8.80% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*Alvwood Township\n*
Arbo Township\n*
Ardenhurst Township\n*
Balsam Township\n*
Bearville Township\n*
Bigfork Township\n*
Bigfork\n*
Blackberry Township\n*
Bovey\n*
Bowstring Township\n*
Calumet\n*
Carpenter Township\n*
Cohasset\n*
Coleraine\n*
Deer River Township\n*
Deer River\n*
Effie\n*
Feeley Township\n*
Good Hope Township\n*
Goodland Township\n*
Grand Rapids Township\n*
Grand Rapids\n*
Grattan Township\n*
Greenway Township\n*
Harris Township\n*
Iron Range Township\n*
Keewatin\n*
Kinghurst Township\n*
La Prairie\n*
Lake Jessie Township\n*
Lawrence Township\n*
Liberty Township\n*
Lone Pine Township\n*
Marble\n*
Marcell Township\n*
Max Township\n*
Moose Park Township\n*
Morse Township\n*
Nashwauk Township\n*
Nashwauk\n*
Nore Township\n*
Oteneagen Township\n*
Pomroy Township\n*
Sago Township\n*
Sand Lake Township\n*
Spang Township\n*
Splithand Township\n*
Squaw Lake\n*
Stokes Township\n*
Taconite\n*
Third River Township\n*
Trout Lake Township\n*
Wabana Township\n*
Warba\n*
Wawina Township\n*
Wildwood Township\n*
Wirt Township\n*
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