Pipestone County, Minnesota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Pipestone County
state = Minnesota


founded year = 1857 [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No33.htm]
founded date = May 23
seat wl = Pipestone
largest city wl = Pipestone
area_total_sq_mi = 466
area_total_km2 = 1207
area_land_sq_mi = 466
area_land_km2 = 1207
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 1
area percentage = 0.06%
census yr = 2000
pop = 9895
density_sq_mi = 21
density_km2 = 8
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.pipestone.mn.us
named for = The county’s supply of red pipestone used by the Indians to make sacred pipes.

Pipestone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1857 [cite web |url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No33.htm |title=Minnesota Government Series, State Counties |accessdate=2008-03-18 |work=Minnesota House of Representatives.] As of 2000, the population is 9,895. Its county seat is PipestoneGR|6.

Pipestone National Monument is located in the county, just north of the town of Pipestone.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 466 square miles (1,207 km²), of which, 466 square miles (1,207 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

Lakes

Although Pipestone County contains no natural lakes, it does have one man-made reservoir created by a dam.
*Split Rock Lake: Eden Township, in Split Rock Creek State Park

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Lincoln County (north)
*Lyon County (northeast)
*Murray County (east)
*Rock County (south)
*Minnehaha County, South Dakota (southwest)
*Moody County, South Dakota (west)
*Brookings County, South Dakota (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,895 people, 4,069 households, and 2,726 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 4,434 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.68% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 1.48% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.7% were of German, 24.8% Dutch and 14.3% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 4,069 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,909, and the median income for a family was $40,133. Males had a median income of $27,642 versus $20,759 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,450. About 7.80% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

† A part of Jasper extends into Rock County.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.pipestone.mn.us Pipestone County government’s website]