Mahnomen County, Minnesota

Mahnomen County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 5,190. Its is. The entire county is part of the. It is the only county in Minnesota entirely within an. The county, along with East Polk and Becker County, are one of the biggest cattle-raising areas in the northwestern part of Minnesota because of the hilly terrain.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,510 (583 ). 1,440 km² (556 sq mi) of it is land and 70 km² (27 sq mi) of it (4.61%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,190 people, 1,969 households, and 1,366 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (9/sq mi). There were 2,700 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 62.85% (3262 people) 0.13%  or  (7 people), 28.55%  (1482 people), 0.06%  (3 people), 0.31% from  (16 people), and 8.09% (420 people) from two or more races. 0.89% of the population (46 people) were or  of any race. 29.4% (1525 people) were of and 17.0% (882 people)  ancestry according to.

There were 1,969 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,053, and the median income for a family was $35,500. Males had a median income of $23,614 versus $21,000 for females. The for the county was $13,438. About 11.80% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over.