Traverse County, Minnesota

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Traverse County is one of the 87 county of Minnesota, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The county has a population of 4134 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 3660, It is the smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It has total area of 585.96 sq mi (1517.63 kmē), of which, 574.09 square miles (1486.89 kmē) of it is land and 11.87 square miles (30.74 kmē) of it is water, it is the 58th largest by area in the U.S. state of Minnesota.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 4134 residents, 1717 households, and 1129 families in the county. The population density was 7.2 people per square mile (2.78/kmē), it is Minnesota's seventh least densely populated county. There were 2199 housing units at an average density of 3.8 per square mile (1.47/kmē). The average household size was 2.34 people, and the average family size was 2.97 people. In the Traverse County, 25.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.6% were 18 to 24, 21.7% were 25 to 44, 21.2% were 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3660, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 95.52% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 3.58% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, and 0.46% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30617, making it the third poorest county by median household income among the Minnesota. The median income for a family in the county was $39655, making it the seventh lowest county by median family income in Minnesota. The per capita income for the county was $16378, making its Minnesota's 12th lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1000 pupils and students, of which 50.5% are male and 49.5% are female, 24.19% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.3% nursery or pri school, 5.3% kindergarten, 48.1% elementary school, 29.1% high school and 12.2% 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	Browns Valley City	Traverse County	0.79	0.79	0	690	878.5	15062	26563
2	Dumont City	Traverse County	0.43	0.43	0	122	281.4	23118	28750
3	Tintah City	Traverse County	0.75	0.75	0	79	104.7	13536	15500
4	Wheaton City	Traverse County	1.78	1.78	0	1619	909.2	18181	29219

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4134
April 2000 Estimate	4134
July 2000 Estimate	4120
July 2001 Estimate	3970
July 2002 Estimate	3918
July 2003 Estimate	3865
July 2004 Estimate	3849
July 2005 Estimate	3808
July 2006 Estimate	3775
July 2007 Estimate	3706
July 2008 Estimate	3660

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	18	35	53
Kindergarten	35	18	53
Elementary school	248	233	481
High school	151	140	291
College or graduate school	53	69	122

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Traverse County, Minnesota	$30617	$39655	$16378
Minnesota, United States	$47111	$56874	$23198
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587