Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Kittson County, Minnesota

Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Kittson internationally. The international migration into Kittson totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Kittson spans a total of 1097 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Kittson County, Minnesota to be 45.9 years of age. The median age in Kittson is greater than the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 42.6 years old. With 21.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Kittson can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 22.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

Kittson County, Minnesota had a population of 4,792 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 5,269. The decline denotes a decrease of -9.1 percent. Kittson ranks 76 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 2,732 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Kittson County, Minnesota has a population base that is comprised of 97.3 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Kittson has increased the percent of minority population when 1.8 percent of the people were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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