Aitkin County, Minnesota

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Aitkin County (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".)[1] is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,697.[2] Its county seat is Aitkin.[3] Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organized in 1871.

History

Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. It was named for William Alexander Aitken, a fur trader for the American Fur Company, under John Jacob Astor. Formed from Ramsey and Pine counties, Aiken County originally consisted of the 17 townships closest to Mille Lacs Lake. It acquired outlands of Ramsey, Itasca and Pine Counties to its north and east. It was organized in 1871, taking up lands from Cass and Itasca Counties and losing a point in the southwestern corner to Crow Wing County to form its current boundaries.

Geography

The Mississippi River flows southward through the west central part of the county. The county terrain consists of wooded rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds.[4] The terrain slopes to the south; its highest point is Quadna Mountain, Script error: No such module "convert". south-southeast of Hill City, at Script error: No such module "convert". ASL.[5] Otherwise the highest terrain is near its northwestern corner, at Script error: No such module "convert". ASL.[6] The county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (8.7%) is water.[7]

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Soils of Aitkin County[8]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Protected areas

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  • Grayling State Wildlife Management Area
  • Hill River State Forest
  • Kimberly State Wildlife Management Area
  • McGregor Marsh Scientific and Natural Area
  • Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
  • Ripple River State Wildlife Management Area
  • Salo Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
  • Savanna Portage State Park
  • Snake River County Park
  • Solana State Forest

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Climate and weather

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Demographics

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2022 US Census population pyramid for Aitkin County from ACS 5-year estimates

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2020 census

Aitkin County racial composition[15]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 14,479 92.24%
Black or African American (NH) 58 0.37%
Native American (NH) 376 2.4%
Asian (NH) 38 0.24%
Pacific Islander (NH) 1 0.01%
Other/Mixed (NH) 525 3.34%
Hispanic or Latino 220 1.4%

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 15,697. The median age was 56.2 years. 17.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 32.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.8 males age 18 and over.[16][17]

The racial makeup of the county was 92.6% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 2.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.4% from some other race, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.4% of the population.[17]

<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[18]

There were 7,199 households in the county, of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.0% were married-couple households, 21.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[16]

There were 13,944 housing units, of which 48.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 82.0% were owner-occupied and 18.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%.[16]

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 16,202 people, 7,542 households, and 4,458 families in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 16,626 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 95.63% or 15,494 people White, 0.35% or 57 people Black or African American, 2.4% or 390 people Native American, 0.17% or 27 people Asian, 0.025% or 4 people Pacific Islander, 0.13% or 21 people from other races, and 1.29% or 209 people from two or more races. Of the population with two or more races, 0.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.5% were of German, 14.3% Norwegian, 13.0% Swedish, 6.2% Irish, 5.3% United States or American and 5.2% Finnish ancestry.

There were 6,644 households, out of which 22.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.76.

The county population contained 20.90% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 21.60% from 25 to 44, 29.10% from 45 to 64, and 23.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,139, and the median income for a family was $58,290. Males had a median income of $51,604 versus $30,633 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,848. About 5.20% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.50% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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Government and politics

Aitkin County voters have selected the Democratic Party candidate in 62.5% of national elections since 1960, as of 2020. Recent presidential elections have shifted to the Republican Party, with their candidate winning five of the last six elections as of 2024 and their lone loss in that span coming by just 6 votes. Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

County Board of Commissioners[19]
Position Name District
Commissioner and Chairperson J. Mark Wedel District 1
Commissioner Laurie Westerlund District 2
Commissioner and Vice Chair Travis Leiviska District 3
Commissioner Bret Sample District 4
Commissioner Michael Kearney District 5
State Legislature (2018–2020)
Position Name Affiliation District
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |  Senate Carrie Ruud[20] Republican District 10
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |  House of Representatives Dale Lueck[21] Republican District 10B
U.S. Congress (2018–2020)
Position Name Affiliation District
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |  House of Representatives Pete Stauber[22] Republican 8th
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |  Senate Amy Klobuchar[23] Democrat N/A
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |  Senate Tina Smith[24] Democrat N/A

See also

References

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  5. ↑ Quadna Mountain MN. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 4, 2019)
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