Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
| Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota | |
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The Yellow Medicine County Courthouse in Granite Falls in 2007
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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 | Yellow Medicine River |
| Seat | Granite Falls |
| Largest city | Granite Falls |
| Area | |
| • Total | 763 sq mi (1,976 km2) |
| • Land | 759 sq mi (1,966 km2) |
| • Water | 4.1 sq mi (11 km2), 0.5% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 9,875 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Yellow Medicine County is a county located in the State of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,438. Its county seat is Granite Falls. The county name is based on a plant which the native Dakota people used the yellow root of for medicinal purposes.
The Upper Sioux Indian Reservation is entirely within the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 763 square miles (1,980 km2), of which 759 square miles (1,970 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) (0.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,080 people, 4,439 households, and 2,974 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 4,873 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.09% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 2.04% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.5% were of Norwegian and 34.6% German ancestry.
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