Roseau County
| Roseau 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 | December 31, 1894 |
| Named for | Roseau Lake and Roseau River |
| Seat | Roseau |
| Largest city | Roseau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,678 sq mi (4,346 km2) |
| • Land | 1,672 sq mi (4,330 km2) |
| • Water | 6.5 sq mi (17 km2), 0.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 15,770 |
| • Density | 9.3/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Roseau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,629. Its county seat is Roseau. It is south from the border with Manitoba.
Roseau County was once the home of many Chippewa, Sioux, and Mandan tribes. Archeologists have found artifacts within the county belonging to these tribes that date back 7,200 years ago.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,678 square miles (4,350 km2), of which 1,672 square miles (4,330 km2) is land and 6.5 square miles (17 km2) (0.4%) is water. Roseau is one of 17 Minnesota savanna counties with more savanna soils than either prairie or forest soils.
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,338 people, 6,190 households, and 4,438 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 7,101 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 1.42% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.0% were of Norwegian, 18.8% German and 10.7% Swedish ancestry.
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