Swift County, Minnesota

Swift County is a United States county located in the United States of Minnesota. Swift County had an official population of 11956 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 11035, It is the 24th least populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It has total area of 752.35 sq mi (1948.58 kmē), of which, 743.53 square miles (1925.73 kmē) of it is land and 8.82 square miles (22.84 kmē) of it is water, making it the 34th largest by size in Minnesota.

Swift County Minnesota
Map of Swift County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 11956 residents, 4353 households, and 2882 families in the county. The population density was 16.1 people per square mile (6.22/kmē), it is 24th least densely populated county in Minnesota. There were 4821 housing units at an average density of 6.5 per square mile (2.51/kmē). The average household size was 2.39 people, and the average family size was 3 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 23% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 120.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.6 males. Its population was estimated at 11035 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 9866 White, 405 Black or African American, 73 American Indian, 196 Asian, 221 Native Hawaiian, and 274 from two or more races.

Swift County Minnesota Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Swift County Minnesota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Swift County Minnesota GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34820, it is Minnesota's 25th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $44208, making it the 51st highest county by median family income in Minnesota. The per capita income for the county was $16360, it is 11th poorest county by per capita income in Minnesota.

In 2000, 2722 pupils and students, of which 1439 are male and 1283 are female, 22.77% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 163 nursery or pri school, 123 kindergarten, 1282 elementary school, 807 high school and 347 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Appleton CitySwift County2.061.990.0728711442.21242925950
2Benson CitySwift County2.482.48033761360.51726932234
3Clontarf CitySwift County2.12.050.0517384.21704855139
4Danvers CitySwift County0.70.70108153.42345244000
5De Graff CitySwift County0.810.810133164.81498738000
6Holloway CitySwift County1.381.38011281.11488231250
7Kerkhoven CitySwift County0.740.7407591023.51643532375
8Murdock CitySwift County0.560.560303538.51701128750
YearPopulation
April 2000 census11956
April 2000 Estimate11956
July 2000 Estimate11923
July 2001 Estimate11521
July 2002 Estimate11437
July 2003 Estimate11600
July 2004 Estimate11407
July 2005 Estimate10384
July 2006 Estimate11233
July 2007 Estimate11117
July 2008 Estimate11035
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7489163
Kindergarten5865123
Elementary school6676151282
High school454353807
College or graduate school186161347
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Swift County, Minnesota$34820$44208$16360
Minnesota, United States$47111$56874$23198
United States$41994$50046$21587