Washington County, Minnesota

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Washington County, Minnesota is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The population of the county was 201130 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 229173 in July 2008, giving it the fifth largest population among Minnesota's county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 423.16 miē (1095.98 kmē), of which, 391.7 square miles (1014.5 kmē) of it is land and 31.46 square miles (81.48 kmē) of it is water, making it Minnesota's fifth smallest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 201130 people, 71462 households, and 54665 families living in the county. The population density was 513.5 people per square mile (198.26/kmē), giving it the fifth most densely populated county among the Minnesota. There were 73635 housing units at an average density of 188 per square mile (72.59/kmē). The average household size was 2.77 persons, and the average family size was 3.19 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 229173, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 89.96% White, 3.25% Black or African American, 0.49% American Indian, 4.73% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 1.53% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $66305, it is the second highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The median income for a family in the county was $74576, it is Minnesota's wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $28148, making its Minnesota's third highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 58157 pupils and students, of which 50.74% are male and 49.26% are female, 28.92% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8% nursery or pri school, 5.64% kindergarten, 47.03% elementary school, 23.31% high school and 16.03% 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	Hastings City	Dakota County, Washington County	10.99	10.12	0.87	18204	1798.2	22075	53145
2	Afton City	Washington County	26.37	25.18	1.19	2839	112.7	36338	89095
3	Bayport City	Washington County	1.82	1.82	0	3162	1739	18490	53026
4	Birchwood Village City	Washington County	0.34	0.34	0	968	2808.2	40102	81941
5	Cottage Grove City	Washington County	37.92	33.98	3.94	30582	899.9	23348	65825
6	Dellwood City	Washington County	2.85	2.76	0.09	1033	374.5	61592	129136
7	Forest Lake City	Washington County	4.25	4.19	0.05	6798	1620.8	20058	44419
8	Grant City	Washington County	27.02	25.68	1.33	4026	156.8	44486	98228
9	Hugo City	Washington County	36.01	33.99	2.02	6363	187.2	24334	63450
10	Lake Elmo City	Washington County	24.38	22.85	1.53	6863	300.4	33007	76876
11	Lake St. Croix Beach City	Washington County	0.99	0.58	0.42	1140	1982.4	25776	60652
12	Lakeland City	Washington County	2.93	2.1	0.82	1917	910.9	30019	76530
13	Lakeland Shores City	Washington County	0.74	0.32	0.41	355	1092.8	29789	80907
14	Landfall City	Washington County	0.1	0.08	0.02	700	8996.8	15588	31136
15	Mahtomedi City	Washington County	5.03	3.61	1.42	7563	2095.4	28930	72215
16	Marine On St. Croix City	Washington County	4.17	3.94	0.23	602	152.8	32383	66250
17	Newport City	Washington County	3.91	3.66	0.25	3715	1014.4	22310	45373
18	Oak Park Heights City	Washington County	3.01	3.01	0	3957	1313.6	23293	48425
19	Oakdale City	Washington County	11.27	11.07	0.21	26653	2408.4	24107	56299
20	Pine Springs City	Washington County	0.94	0.83	0.11	421	509	38383	102496
21	St. Marys Point City	Washington County	0.4	0.4	0	344	853	36905	61750
22	St. Paul Park City	Washington County	2.5	2.38	0.12	5070	2131.6	20234	50805
23	Stillwater City	Washington County	7.3	6.47	0.83	15143	2340	27163	57154
24	Willernie City	Washington County	0.13	0.13	0	549	4285.3	19541	42500
25	Woodbury City	Washington County	35.61	35	0.62	46463	1327.7	32606	76109

Year	Population
April 2000 census	201130
April 2000 Estimate	201128
July 2000 Estimate	202529
July 2001 Estimate	206633
July 2002 Estimate	209170
July 2003 Estimate	212285
July 2004 Estimate	213838
July 2005 Estimate	217377
July 2006 Estimate	221626
July 2007 Estimate	225792
July 2008 Estimate	229173

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	2563	2088	4651
Kindergarten	1682	1596	3278
Elementary school	14113	13239	27352
High school	6878	6677	13555
College or graduate school	4271	5050	9321

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Washington County, Minnesota	$66305	$74576	$28148
Minnesota, United States	$47111	$56874	$23198
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587