Cook County, Minnesota

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Cook County is a United States county located in the United States of Minnesota. In 2000, the population was 5168. The July 2008 population estimate is 5437, making it the seventh least populous county in Minnesota. It has total area of 3339.72 sq mi (8649.84 square kilometre), of which, 1450.6 square miles (3757.04 square kilometre) of it is land and 1889.11 square miles (4892.77 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Minnesota's second largest county by total area. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in Minnesota.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 5168 residents, 2350 households, and 1438 families in the county. The population density was 3.6 people per square mile (1.39/kmē), it is the second least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. There were 4708 housing units at an average density of 3.2 per square mile (1.24/kmē). The average household size was 2.17 people, and the average family size was 2.73 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 5437, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 88.47% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 8.37% American Indian, 0.35% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 2.5% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36640, it is 51st wealthiest county by median household income in Minnesota. The median income for a family in the county was $47132, making its Minnesota's 36th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $21775, it is the 11th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

In 2000, 962 pupils and students, of which 54.47% are male and 45.53% are female, 18.61% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.76% nursery or pri school, 5.82% kindergarten, 51.14% elementary school, 28.9% high school and 7.38% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Grand Marais City	Cook County	2.67	2.67	0	1353	506.7	21863	33493

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5168
April 2000 Estimate	5168
July 2000 Estimate	5190
July 2001 Estimate	5194
July 2002 Estimate	5232
July 2003 Estimate	5266
July 2004 Estimate	5307
July 2005 Estimate	5313
July 2006 Estimate	5359
July 2007 Estimate	5385
July 2008 Estimate	5437

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	46	19	65
Kindergarten	17	39	56
Elementary school	272	220	492
High school	159	119	278
College or graduate school	30	41	71

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Cook County, Minnesota	$36640	$47132	$21775
Minnesota, United States	$47111	$56874	$23198
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587