Grant County, Minnesota
Grant County Courthouse
Seal
Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 6, 1868 (created) 1874 (organized)[1]
Named for	General Ulysses S. Grant
Seat	Elbow Lake
Largest city	Elbow Lake
Area
• Total	575 sq mi (1,489 km2)
• Land	548 sq mi (1,419 km2)
• Water	27 sq mi (70 km2), 4.7%
Population (est.)
• (2016)	5,956
• Density	11/sq mi (4/km2)
Congressional district	7th
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.co.grant.mn.us

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,018.^[2] Its county seat is Elbow Lake.^[3] The county was founded in 1868 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.^[4] It was later organized in 1874.^[5]

Geography[edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km²), of which 548 square miles (1,420 km²) is land and 27 square miles (70 km²) (4.7%) is water.^[6]

Soils of Grant County^[7]

Major highways[edit]

Adjacent counties[edit]

• 
  Otter Tail County (north)


• 
  Douglas County (east)


• 
  Pope County (southeast)


• 
  Stevens County (south)


• 
  Traverse County (southwest)


• 
  Wilkin County (northwest)

Demographics[edit]

As of the census of 2000,^[13] there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.2% were of Norwegian, 30.0% German and 7.4% Swedish ancestry.

There were 2,534 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 22.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $33,775, and the median income for a family was $42,214. Males had a median income of $28,428 versus $20,240 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,131. About 6.00% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.50% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

• Ashby


• Barrett


• 
  Elbow Lake (county seat)


• Herman


• Hoffman


• Norcross


• Wendell

Townships[edit]

Unincorporated communities[edit]

• 
  Charlesville (partial)


• Erdahl

Ghost towns[edit]

• Hereford


• Pomme de Terre


• Thorsborg

Politics[edit]

See also[edit]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Minnesota

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Grant County Website

Coordinates: 45°56′N 96°01′W / 45.93°N 96.01°W / 45.93; -96.01