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Clearwater County is a County located in the U.S. State of Minnesota . As of 2000 , the population is 8,423. Its County Seat is Bagley 6 . Clearwater County is home to Lake Itasca , the source of the Mississippi River . Portions of the Red Lake and White Earth Indian Reservation s extend into the county. GEOGRAPHY According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,667 Km&2 (1,030 Mi&2 ). 2,576 km&2 (995 mi&2) of it is land and 91 km&2 (35 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.41% water. Adjacent counties
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 8,423 people, 3,330 households, and 2,287 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 3/km&2 (8/mi&2). There were 4,114 housing units at an average density of 2/km&2 (4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.26% White , 0.19% Black or African American , 8.58% Native American , 0.25% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.24% from Other Races , and 1.47% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,330 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were Married Couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,517, and the median income for a family was $39,698. Males had a median income of $29,338 versus $20,417 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $15,694. 15.10% of the population and 11.00% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.90% of those under the age of 18 and 18.20% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. CITIES AND TOWNS
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