Red Lake County, Minnesota

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Red Lake County is one of the 87 county of Minnesota, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 4299 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 4069, It is the third smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is spread over 432.51 miē (1120.2 kmē), of which, 432.43 square miles (1119.99 kmē ) of it is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 kmē) of it is water, it is the seventh smallest by area in the U.S. state of Minnesota.


As of the census of 2000, there were 4299 people in the county, organized into 1727 households, and 1132 families living in the county. The population density was 9.9 people per square mile (3.82/kmē), making its Minnesota's 14th least densely populated county. There were 1883 housing units at an average density of 4.4 per square mile (1.7/kmē). The average household size was 2.39 persons, and the average family size was 3.02 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 99.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 100.1 females. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 4069, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 3940 White, 9 Black or African American, 98 American Indian, 1 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 21 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32052, it is the tenth poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $40275, it is the 14th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15372, making it the third lowest county by per capita income in Minnesota.

In 2000, 1072 pupils and students, of which 535 are male and 537 are female, 24.94% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 79 nursery or pri school, 46 kindergarten, 497 elementary school, 328 high school and 122 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	Brooks City	Red Lake County	1.16	1.16	0	141	121.3	13947	25417
2	Oklee City	Red Lake County	0.66	0.66	0	396	603.7	14342	23214
3	Plummer City	Red Lake County	2.83	2.83	0	270	95.3	17506	29286
4	Red Lake Falls City	Red Lake County	2.12	2.12	0	1590	749.7	15177	30536

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4299
April 2000 Estimate	4299
July 2000 Estimate	4284
July 2001 Estimate	4291
July 2002 Estimate	4253
July 2003 Estimate	4271
July 2004 Estimate	4296
July 2005 Estimate	4228
July 2006 Estimate	4103
July 2007 Estimate	4098
July 2008 Estimate	4069

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	37	42	79
Kindergarten	12	34	46
Elementary school	255	242	497
High school	171	157	328
College or graduate school	60	62	122

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Red Lake County, Minnesota	$32052	$40275	$15372
Minnesota, United States	$47111	$56874	$23198
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587