TRAVERSE COUNTY, MINNESOTA

'Traverse County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1862. As of 2000, the population is 4,134. Its county seat is Wheaton⁶.

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Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,518 km² (586 mi²). 1,487 km² (574 mi²) of it is land and 31 km² (12 mi²) of it (2.03%) is water.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 75 ★ Minnesota State Highway 9 ★ Minnesota State Highway 27 ★ Minnesota State Highway 28

★ Minnesota State Highway 117

Adjacent counties

★ Wilkin County (north)

★ Grant County (northeast)

★ Stevens County (southeast)

★ Big Stone County (south)

★ Roberts County, South Dakota (southwest)

★ Richland County, North Dakota (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,134 people, 1,717 households, and 1,129 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (7/mi²). There were 2,199 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.42% White, 0.02% Black or African American, 2.81% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 52.2% were of German, 13.0% Norwegian, 7.6% Swedish and 5.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 1,717 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.20% were non-families. 32.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 21.70% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 26.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,617, and the median income for a family was $39,655. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $20,100 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,378. About 9.30% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships
★ Browns Valley ★ Dumont ★ Tintah ★ Wheaton	★ Arthur Township ★ Clifton Township ★ Croke Township ★ Dollymount Township ★ Folsom Township ★ Lake Valley Township ★ Leonardsville Township ★ Monson Township	★ Parnell Township ★ Redpath Township ★ Tara Township ★ Taylor Township ★ Tintah Township ★ Walls Township ★ Windsor Township

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