Kanabec County, Minnesota
The Kanabec County Courthouse in Mora in 2007
Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 13, 1858 (created) 1882 (organized)[1]
Named for	The Ojibwe word for "snake," after the Snake River
Seat	Mora
Largest city	Mora
Area
• Total	534 sq mi (1,383 km2)
• Land	522 sq mi (1,352 km2)
• Water	12 sq mi (31 km2), 2.3%
Population (est.)
• (2016)	15,830
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Congressional district	8th
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.kanabeccounty.org

Kanabec County (/kəˈneɪbɪk/ kə-NAY-bik) is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,239.^[2] Its county seat is Mora,^[3] although the original county seat was Brunswick. The county was founded on March 13, 1858 from Pine County and organized in 1882.^[4] It is named after the Ojibwe Ginebig, meaning "Snake," after the Snake River — Kanabecosippi (Ginebigo-ziibi in the modern spelling) — which flows through this East Central Minnesota county.^[5]

Geography[edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 534 square miles (1,380 km²), of which 522 square miles (1,350 km²) is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) (2.3%) is water.^[6]

Sunset over Fish Lake in Kanabec County

Major highways[edit]

• 
  Minnesota State Highway 23
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 27
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 47
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 65
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 70
  


• 
  Minnesota State Highway 107
  


• List of county roads

Adjacent counties[edit]

• 
  Aitkin County (north)


• 
  Pine County (east)


• 
  Chisago County (southeast)


• 
  Isanti County (south)


• 
  Mille Lacs County (west)

Demographics[edit]

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

As of the 2010 census,^[12] there were 16,239 people and 6,277 households in the county. The population density was 31.1 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 7,808 housing units (2014 estimate). The racial makeup of the county was 96.6% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, and 1.6% from other races or two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the 2000 census, 30.2% were of German, 18.1% Swedish, 13.1% Norwegian, 5.5% American and 5.4% Irish ancestry.

In the census of 2000, there were 5,759 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18 and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,068. The per capita income for the county was $22,291. About 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

• 
  Braham (mostly in Isanti County)


• Grasston


• 
  Mora (county seat)


• Ogilvie


• Quamba

Townships[edit]

Unincorporated communities[edit]

• Brunswick


• Coin


• Grass Lake


• Kroschel


• Lewis Lake


• Warman


• Woodland

Politics[edit]

See also[edit]

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

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Ziegler, Frank and Robert H Beck (1981). Ken-ā-big : the story of Kanabec County: an illustrated history of Kanabec County, its early years. Mora, MN: B & W Printers.
  ISBN 978-1-199-49133-6.
  ISBN 1-199-49133-0.

External links[edit]

• Mn/DOT map of Kanabec County

Coordinates: 45°57′N 93°18′W / 45.95°N 93.30°W / 45.95; -93.30