Kanabec County, Minnesota

Kanabec County is a located in the  of, founded in 1858. As of, the population is 14,996. Its is  (though the original  was Brunswick). It is named after the for the  — Kanabecosippi or Ginebigo-ziibi — which flows through this county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,381 (533 ). 1,360 km² (525 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.58%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,996 people, 5,759 households, and 4,146 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 6,846 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.27%, 0.17% or , 0.81% , 0.44% , 0.03% , 0.17% from , and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were or  of any race. 30.2% were of, 18.1% , 13.1% , 5.5% and 5.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 5,759 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,520, and the median income for a family was $43,603. Males had a median income of $32,329 versus $22,309 for females. The for the county was $17,741. About 6.40% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† Braham is mainly in, but extends into Kanabec County.