Mahnomen County, Minnesota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mahnomen County
U.S. county
Mahnomen County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	December 27, 1906
Named for	Ojibway word for wild rice
Seat	Mahnomen
Largest city	Mahnomen
Area
• Total	583 sq mi (1,510 km2)
• Land	558 sq mi (1,450 km2)
• Water	25 sq mi (60 km2)  4.3%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,411
• Estimate  (2021)	5,414
• Density	9.7/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th

Mahnomen County ( mə-NOH-mən) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,411. Its county seat is Mahnomen.

The county is part of the White Earth Indian Reservation. It is the only county in Minnesota entirely within an Indian reservation. Mahnomen, East Polk, and Becker counties constitute one of northwestern Minnesota's biggest cattle-raising areas.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 583 square miles (1,510 km²), of which 558 square miles (1,450 km²) is land and 25 square miles (65 km²) (4.3%) is water. Mahnomen is one of 17 Minnesota savanna region counties with more savanna soils than either prairie or forest soils.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 59
• Minnesota State Highway 113
• Minnesota State Highway 200

Adjacent counties

• Polk County (north)
• Clearwater County (east)
• Becker County (south)
• Norman County (west)

Demographics

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,190 people, 1,969 households, and 1,366 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 2,700 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 62.85% White (3,262 people) 0.13% Black or African American (7 people), 28.55% Native American (1,482 people), 0.06% Asian (3 people), 0.31% from other races (16 people), and 8.09% (420 people) from two or more races. 0.89% of the population (46 people) were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.4% (1525 people) were of German and 17.0% (882 people) Norwegian ancestry.

There were 1,969 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were married couples living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,053, and the median income for a family was $35,500. Males had a median income of $23,614 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,438. About 11.80% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Bejou
• Mahnomen (county seat)
• Waubun

Townships

Census-designated places

Unincorporated community

• Mahkonce

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Mahnomen para niños