St. Louis County, Minnesota

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St. Louis County is a one of the county from Minnesota's 87 counties, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The county has a population of 200528 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 196864, making it the sixth most populous county in Minnesota. It has total area of 6859.91 sq mi (17767.09 sq km), of which, 6225.16 square miles (16123.09 sq km) of it is land and 634.75 square miles (1643.99 sq km) of it is water, making it the largest by size in Minnesota. It is ranks third in the size of its inland waterways in Minnesota.


As of the census of 2000, there were 200528 people in the county, organized into 82619 households, and 51374 families residing in the county. The population density was 32.2 people per square mile (12.43/kmē), giving it the 38th most densely populated county among the Minnesota. There were 95800 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.95/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.32 persons, and the average family size was 2.9 persons. The population's age distribution was 22.4% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 196864, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 185556 White, 2418 Black or African American, 4362 American Indian, 1478 Asian, 67 Native Hawaiian, and 2983 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36306, it would be the 52nd highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The median income for a family in the county was $47134, it is Minnesota's 35th wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18982, making it the 31st highest county by per capita income in Minnesota.

In 2000, 54961 pupils and students, of which 27686 are male and 27275 are female, 27.41% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2816 nursery or pri school, 2143 kindergarten, 21112 elementary school, 12147 high school and 16743 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	Arnold Cdp	St. Louis County	11.63	11.56	0.07	3032	262.2	18104	46111
2	Aurora City	St. Louis County	3.93	3.8	0.14	1850	487.4	17442	32094
3	Babbitt City	St. Louis County	106.71	105.65	1.06	1670	15.8	18853	33229
4	Biwabik City	St. Louis County	5.11	4.77	0.34	954	199.9	16182	28359
5	Brookston City	St. Louis County	0.56	0.56	0	98	175.9	14009	32917
6	Buhl City	St. Louis County	3.53	3.29	0.24	983	299	14828	31574
7	Chisholm City	St. Louis County	4.74	4.39	0.34	4960	1128.6	16204	28472
8	Cook City	St. Louis County	0.79	0.79	0	622	790.1	15848	21607
9	Duluth City	St. Louis County	87.32	68.01	19.31	86918	1278.1	18969	33766
10	Ely City	St. Louis County	2.72	2.72	0	3724	1369.5	16855	27615
11	Eveleth City	St. Louis County	6.49	6.33	0.16	3865	611	16635	27736
12	Floodwood City	St. Louis County	0.44	0.44	0	503	1131.9	14649	18977
13	Gilbert City	St. Louis County	12.58	11.79	0.79	1847	156.7	17407	35859
14	Hermantown City	St. Louis County	34.35	34.33	0.02	7448	216.9	20993	49861
15	Hibbing City	St. Louis County	186.51	181.68	4.84	17071	94	18561	33346
16	Hoyt Lakes City	St. Louis County	58.09	56.05	2.04	2082	37.1	18882	39493
17	Iron Junction City	St. Louis County	0.78	0.78	0	93	119.3	21751	40938
18	Kinney City	St. Louis County	4.85	4.57	0.28	199	43.6	14756	25000
19	Leonidas City	St. Louis County	1.39	1.33	0.06	60	45.1	15023	19167
20	Mckinley City	St. Louis County	0.8	0.77	0.03	80	103.3	14384	28750
21	Meadowlands City	St. Louis County	0.38	0.38	0	111	291.1	11682	20625
22	Mountain Iron City	St. Louis County	52.35	49.44	2.91	2999	60.7	18761	35163
23	Orr City	St. Louis County	1.35	1.34	0.01	249	185.8	14776	27222
24	Proctor City	St. Louis County	3.03	3.03	0	2852	942.8	18851	38322
25	Tower City	St. Louis County	3.11	2.71	0.4	479	176.8	17169	26429
26	Virginia City	St. Louis County	19.2	18.84	0.37	9157	486.1	17776	28873
27	Winton City	St. Louis County	0.13	0.13	0	185	1421.2	18017	29063

Year	Population
April 2000 census	200528
April 2000 Estimate	200527
July 2000 Estimate	200471
July 2001 Estimate	200827
July 2002 Estimate	199691
July 2003 Estimate	198858
July 2004 Estimate	197739
July 2005 Estimate	196552
July 2006 Estimate	196218
July 2007 Estimate	196420
July 2008 Estimate	196864

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	1463	1353	2816
Kindergarten	1122	1021	2143
Elementary school	11035	10077	21112
High school	6411	5736	12147
College or graduate school	7655	9088	16743

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
St. Louis County, Minnesota	$36306	$47134	$18982
Minnesota, United States	$47111	$56874	$23198
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587