Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

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Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Map
Location in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 6, 1871 [1]
Seat	Granite Falls
Largest city	Granite Falls
Area - Total - Land - Water	763 sq mi (1,977 km²) 758 sq mi (1,963 km²) 5 sq mi (14 km²), 0.71%
Population - (2000) - Density	11,080 15/sq mi (6/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: yellowmedicine.govoffice.com
Named for: Yellow Medicine River

The Yellow Medicine County Courthouse in Granite Falls in 2007

Yellow Medicine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 11,080. Its county seat is Granite Falls^[1]. The Upper Sioux Indian Reservation is entirely within the county.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 763 square miles (1,977 km²), of which, 758 square miles (1,963 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (14 km²) of it (0.71%) is water.

[edit] Lakes

Burton Lake: in Burton Township
Culver Lake: eastern third is in Fortier Township; the rest is in South Dakota
Curtis Lake: in Echo Township
Highbank Lake: in Sioux Agency Township
Kvistid Lake: in Sioux Agency Township
Lake Louie: in Friendship Township
Lone Tree Lake: in Sioux Agency Township
Miedd Lake: in Normania Township
Miller Lake: in Omro Township
Mud Lake: in Wood Lake Township
Spellman Lake: in Normania Township
Timm Lake: in Posen Township
Tyson Lake: in Posen Township
Wood Lake: in Wood Lake Township

[edit] Rivers

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Lac qui Parle County (north)
Chippewa County (northeast)
Renville County (east)
Redwood County (southeast)
Lyon County (south)
Lincoln County (southwest)
Deuel County, South Dakota (west)

[edit] Demographics

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

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 11,080 people, 4,439 households, and 2,974 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 4,873 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.09% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 2.04% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.5% were of Norwegian and 34.6% German ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 4,439 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,393, and the median income for a family was $42,002. Males had a median income of $27,770 versus $20,870 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,120. About 7.10% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Cities	Townships
Canby Clarkfield Echo Granite Falls † Hanley Falls Hazel Run Porter St. Leo Wood Lake	Burton Township Echo Township Florida Township Fortier Township Friendship Township Hammer Township Hazel Run Township Lisbon Township Minnesota Falls Township Norman Township Normania Township	Omro Township Oshkosh Township Posen Township Sandnes Township Sioux Agency Township Stony Run Township Swede Prairie Township Tyro Township Wergeland Township Wood Lake Township

† A small part of Granite Falls extends into Chippewa County.

[edit] References

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

County seat: Granite Falls

Cities	Canby \| Clarkfield \| Echo \| Granite Falls \| Hanley Falls \| Hazel Run \| Porter \| St. Leo \| Wood Lake

Townships	Burton \| Echo \| Florida \| Fortier \| Friendship \| Hammer \| Hazel Run \| Lisbon \| Minnesota Falls \| Norman \| Normania \| Omro \| Oshkosh \| Posen \| Sandnes \| Sioux Agency \| Stony Run \| Swede Prairie \| Tyro \| Wergeland \| Wood Lake