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Swift County, Minnesota





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  County Swift County
  State Minnesota
  Seal <!--image of county seal -->
  Founded Year to the year -->
  Founded Date February 18 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Benson <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl Benson <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 752
  Area Km 1,949
  Area Land Mi 744
  Area Land Km 1,926
  Area Water Mi 9
  Area Water Km 23
  Area Percentage 117%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 11,956
  Density Mi 16
  Density Km 6
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web wwwswiftcountycom
  Named For Henry Adoniram Swift , Governor Of Minnesota in 1863


Swift County is a County located in the U.S. State of Minnesota . As of 2000 , the population is 11,956. Its County Seat is Benson 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,949 Km&2 (752 Mi&2 ). 1,926 km&2 (744 mi&2) of it is land and 23 km&2 (9 mi&2) of it (1.17%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 11,956 people, 4,353 households, and 2,881 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 6/km&2 (16/mi&2). There were 4,821 housing units at an average density of 2/km&2 (6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.67% White , 2.69% Black or African American , 0.50% Native American , 1.43% Asian , 1.52% Pacific Islander , 1.40% from Other Races , and 1.79% from two or more races. 2.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Swift County has the highest percentage of Pacific Islander natives out of any U.S. county outside Hawaii . 34.4% were of German , 30.5% Norwegian , 5.2% Swedish and 5.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000 .

There were 4,353 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were Married Couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 30.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.
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In the county the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 120.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,820, and the median income for a family was $44,208. Males had a median income of $29,362 versus $21,667 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $16,360. About 5.30% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.


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