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Wright County, Minnesota





U.S. Information

  County Wright County
  State Minnesota
  Founded Year 1855
  Founded Date February 20 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Buffalo <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City " -->
  Area Mi 714
  Area Km 1,850
  Area Land Mi 661
  Area Land Km 1,711
  Area Water Mi 54
  Area Water Km 139
  Area Percentage 751%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 89,986
  Density Mi 136
  Density Km 53
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web wwwcowrightmnus
  Named For Silas Wright


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GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,850 Km&2 (714 Mi&2 ). 1,711 km&2 (661 mi&2) of it is land and 139 km&2 (54 mi&2) of it (7.51%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 89,986 people, 31,465 households, and 23,913 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 53/km&2 (136/mi&2). There were 34,355 housing units at an average density of 20/km&2 (52/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.85% White , 0.26% Black or African American , 0.28% Native American , 0.44% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.36% from Other Races , and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 42.3% were of German , 11.9% Norwegian , 7.4% Swedish and 6.6% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000 .

There were 31,465 households out of which 42.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.50% were Married Couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 18.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.26.
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In the county the population was spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,945, and the median income for a family was $60,940. Males had a median income of $40,630 versus $28,201 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $21,844. About 3.60% of families and 4.70% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 5.50% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.


CITIES AND TOWNS



† Located in Wright County, the city extends into neighboring counties as well.

‡ Based in an adjacent county, part of Dayton extends into Wright County.


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