Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
| Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota | |
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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, 1871 |
| Named for | French for "the lake that speaks." |
| Seat | Madison |
| Largest city | Madison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 778 sq mi (2,015 km2) |
| • Land | 765 sq mi (1,981 km2) |
| • Water | 13 sq mi (34 km2), 1.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 6,856 |
| • Density | 9.5/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Lac qui Parle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,259. Its county seat is Madison. The name of the county is French for "lake which talks."
A March 2011 study by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranked Lac qui Parle County the healthiest county in Minnesota.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 778 square miles (2,020 km2), of which 765 square miles (1,980 km2) is land and 13 square miles (34 km2) (1.7%) is water. The county's northern boundary is defined by the Minnesota River; two of its tributaries, the Lac qui Parle River and the Yellow Bank River, also flow through the county.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,067 people, 3,316 households, and 2,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,774 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.85% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.6% were of Norwegian and 35.2% German ancestry.
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