Jackson County, Minnesota



Jackson County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,268. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,863 (719 ). 1,817 km² (702 sq mi) of it is land and 46 km² (18 sq mi) of it (2.47%) is water.

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There are 18 lakes completely within Jackson County and three lakes which extend into it from other.
 * Boot Lake:
 * Chandler Lake: in
 * Clear Lake: almost completely in of, but the southern tip of the lake extends into
 * Clear Lake: another Clear Lake is located mostly in, but the extreme western side extends into
 * Fish Lake: southern two thirds in ; northern third in of
 * Illinois Lake: in
 * Independence Lake:
 * Heron Lake: there are four distinct lakes, all connected by streams, that are called Heron Lake. All but the largest, southernmost lake is completely in . The southern parts of it extend into
 * Lake Flaherty: in
 * Laurs Lake:
 * Little Spirit Lake: in
 * Loon Lake: western two thirds in ; eastern third in
 * Round Lake: in
 * Rush Lake: in
 * Rush Lake: there is another Rush Lake in
 * Skunk Lake: in
 * South Heron Lake: western three quarters in ; southeastern quarter in
 * Spirit Lake: in
 * String Lakes: the two northern String Lakes are completely within of, the southern tip of the southernmost String lake extends into
 * Teal Lake:
 * Timber Lake: eastern half in ; western half in

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,268 people, 4,556 households, and 3,116 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 5,092 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.07%, 0.09% or , 0.12% , 1.38% , 0.97% from , and 0.38% from two or more races. 1.86% of the population were or  of any race. 51.9% were of, 14.1% and 5.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 4,556 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,746, and the median income for a family was $43,426. Males had a median income of $29,123 versus $20,860 for females. The for the county was $17,499. About 5.20% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.