Demographic Profile for Chisago County, Minnesota
Chisago County, Minnesota had a total estimated population of 49,400 in 2005. The estimated population has increased very sharply, since its 2000 population of 41,565. This growth denotes an increase of 18.8 percent. Chisago ranks 10 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 376 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Chisago County, Minnesota has a population that is made of 94.6 percent White, 1 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 4.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Chisago has increased the level of diversity when 2.4 percent of the population were minorities.
When measuring the total land area, Chisago covers a total land area of 418 square miles. The county has a medium-low average area density of 118 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Murray, GA (118 per sq. mile ), Coffee, TN (119 per sq. mile ), Elmore, AL (119 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Washington, OK (118 per sq. mile ), Auglaize, OH (118 per sq. mile ), Sumter, FL (118 per sq. mile ).
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Chisago County, Minnesota to be 34.0 years old. The median age in Chisago is less than the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in this median, when at that time it was 34.5 years of age. With 25.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Chisago can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 9.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low proportion of the area population base.
From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Chisago from outside the country. The immigration into Chisago totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Chisago County, Minnesota has a population that is made of 94.6 percent White, 1 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 4.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Chisago has increased the level of diversity when 2.4 percent of the population were minorities.
When measuring the total land area, Chisago covers a total land area of 418 square miles. The county has a medium-low average area density of 118 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Murray, GA (118 per sq. mile ), Coffee, TN (119 per sq. mile ), Elmore, AL (119 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Washington, OK (118 per sq. mile ), Auglaize, OH (118 per sq. mile ), Sumter, FL (118 per sq. mile ).
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Chisago County, Minnesota to be 34.0 years old. The median age in Chisago is less than the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in this median, when at that time it was 34.5 years of age. With 25.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Chisago can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 9.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low proportion of the area population base.
From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Chisago from outside the country. The immigration into Chisago totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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