Stevens County, Minnesota

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Stevens County, Minnesota is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 10053 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 9661 in July 2008, making it the 18th least populous county in Minnesota. The county spans an area of 575.24 sq mi (1489.86 kmē), of which, 562.06 square miles (1455.73 kmē) of it is land and 13.17 square miles (34.11 kmē) of it is water, it is the 28th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Minnesota.


As of the census of 2000, there were 10053 people in the county, organized into 3751 households, and 2367 families living in the county. The population density was 17.9 people per square mile (6.91/kmē), it is the 59th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. There were 4074 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.78/kmē). The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99. In the county Age distribution was 21.6% under the age of 18, 20.8% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 19% from 45 to 64, and 17% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 106.5 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 109.9 females. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 9661, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 9155 White, 164 Black or African American, 95 American Indian, 135 Asian, 2 Native Hawaiian, and 110 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37267, making it the 44th highest county by median household income in Minnesota. The median income for a family in the county was $47518, it would be the 34th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The per capita income for the county was $17569, making it the 53rd highest county by per capita income in Minnesota.

In 2000, 3536 pupils and students, of which 46.13% are male and 53.87% are female, 35.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.04% nursery or pri school, 3.05% kindergarten, 25.76% elementary school, 18.69% high school and 48.44% 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	Alberta City	Stevens County	0.28	0.28	0	142	513.2	15296	43500
2	Chokio City	Stevens County	0.49	0.49	0	443	895.8	15891	34107
3	Donnelly City	Stevens County	3.08	2.75	0.32	254	92.2	22523	35972
4	Hancock City	Stevens County	1	0.99	0.01	717	724.5	17012	34583
5	Morris City	Stevens County	4.54	4.28	0.25	5068	1183.2	16607	31786

Year	Population
April 2000 census	10053
April 2000 Estimate	10053
July 2000 Estimate	10022
July 2001 Estimate	9982
July 2002 Estimate	9925
July 2003 Estimate	9913
July 2004 Estimate	9820
July 2005 Estimate	9759
July 2006 Estimate	9669
July 2007 Estimate	9606
July 2008 Estimate	9661

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	92	51	143
Kindergarten	58	50	108
Elementary school	451	460	911
High school	334	327	661
College or graduate school	696	1017	1713

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Stevens County, Minnesota	$37267	$47518	$17569
Minnesota, United States	$47111	$56874	$23198
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587