Pennington County, Minnesota
| Pennington 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 | November 23, 1910 |
| Named for | Edmund Pennington, a longtime railroad operator |
| Seat | Thief River Falls |
| Largest city | Thief River Falls |
| Area | |
| • Total | 618 sq mi (1,601 km2) |
| • Land | 617 sq mi (1,598 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2), 0.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 14,219 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | co |
Pennington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,930. Its county seat is Thief River Falls. The county was formed on November 23, 1910, from sections of Red Lake County. It was named after Edmund Pennington, vice president of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 618 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 617 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.3%) is water. Pennington is one of 17 Minnesota savanna region counties with more savanna soils than either prairie or forest soils.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,584 people, 5,525 households, and 3,552 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 6,033 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.02% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.0% were of Norwegian, 15.4% German and 7.2% Swedish ancestry.
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