WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA

'Wright County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1855^[2]. As of 2000, the population was 89,986. Its county seat is Buffalo⁶.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

References

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,850 km² (714 mi²). 1,711 km² (661 mi²) of it is land and 139 km² (54 mi²) of it (7.51%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 94 ★ U.S. Highway 12 ★ U.S. Highway 52 ★ Minnesota State Highway 24

★ Minnesota State Highway 25 ★ Minnesota State Highway 55 ★ Minnesota State Highway 101 ★ Minnesota State Highway 241

Adjacent counties

★ Sherburne County (northeast)

★ Hennepin County (east)

★ Carver County (southeast)

★ McLeod County (southwest)

★ Meeker County (west)

★ Stearns County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 89,986 people, 31,465 households, and 23,913 families residing in the county. The population density was 53/km² (136/mi²). There were 34,355 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (52/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.85% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 42.3% were of German, 11.9% Norwegian, 7.4% Swedish and 6.6% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 31,465 households out of which 42.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.50% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 18.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $53,945, and the median income for a family was $60,940. Males had a median income of $40,630 versus $28,201 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,844. About 3.60% of families and 4.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.50% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities		Townships
★ Albertville ★ Annandale ★ Buffalo ★ Clearwater † ★ Cokato ★ Dayton ‡ ★ Delano ★ Hanover † ★ Howard Lake	★ Maple Lake ★ Monticello ★ Montrose ★ Otsego ★ Rockford † ★ South Haven ★ St. Michael ★ Waverly	★ Albion Township ★ Buffalo Township ★ Chatham Township ★ Clearwater Township ★ Cokato Township ★ Corinna Township ★ Franklin Township ★ French Lake Township ★ Maple Lake Township	★ Marysville Township ★ Middleville Township ★ Monticello Township ★ Rockford Township ★ Silver Creek Township ★ Southside Township ★ Stockholm Township ★ Victor Township ★ Woodland Township

† Located in Wright County, the city extends into neighboring counties as well.

‡ Based in an adjacent county, part of Dayton extends into Wright County.

References

1. http://www.demography.state.mn.us/estimates.html
2. http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No34.htm

External link

★ Wright County government’s website
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