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Stearns County, Minnesota





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  County Stearns County
  State Minnesota
  Founded Year 1855 {Link without Title}
  Founded Date February 20 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl St Cloud <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl St Cloud <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 1,390
  Area Km 3,600
  Area Land Mi 1,345
  Area Land Km 3,482
  Area Water Mi 45
  Area Water Km 118
  Area Percentage 327%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 133,166
  Density Mi 99
  Density Km 38
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web wwwcostearnsmnus
  Named For Charles Thomas Stearns by mistake The county was to be named after Isaac Ingalls Stevens , but a clerical error changed the name to Stearns


Stearns County is a is St. Cloud 6 . It was named after Charles Thomas Stearns , a local politician.


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,600 Km&2 (1,390 Mi&2 ). 3,482 km&2 (1,345 mi&2) of it is land and 118 km&2 (45 mi&2) of it (3.27%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 133,166 people, 47,604 households, and 32,132 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 38/km&2 (99/mi&2). There were 50,291 housing units at an average density of 14/km&2 (37/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.99% White , 0.83% Black or African American , 0.26% Native American , 1.58% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.47% from Other Races , and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 56.9% were of German and 9.4% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000 .

There were 47,604 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were Married Couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.50% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.
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In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 16.10% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 19.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,426, and the median income for a family was $51,553. Males had a median income of $34,268 versus $23,393 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $19,211. About 4.30% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 6.70% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.


CITIES AND TOWNS



† Although mainly in Stearns County, the city extends into a neighboring county.

‡ These cities are based in an adjacent county, but extend into Stearns County.


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