Grant County, Minnesota
| Grant County, Minnesota | ||
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Grant County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota |
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 Minnesota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 6, 1868 (created) 1874 (organized) |
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| Named for | General Ulysses S. Grant | |
| Seat | Elbow Lake | |
| Largest city | Elbow Lake | |
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| • Total | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) | |
| • Land | 548 sq mi (1,419 km2) | |
| • Water | 27 sq mi (70 km2), 4.7% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 5,903 | |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 7th | |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | |
| Website | www |
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Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,018. Its county seat is Elbow Lake. The county was founded in 1868 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States. It was later organized in 1874.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 548 square miles (1,420 km2) is land and 27 square miles (70 km2) (4.7%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.2% were of Norwegian, 30.0% German and 7.4% Swedish ancestry.
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