Wright County, Minnesota

Wright County is a located in the  of, founded in 1855. As of 2000, the population was 89,986. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,850 (714 ). 1,711 km² (661 sq mi) of it is land and 139 km² (54 sq mi) of it (7.51%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 89,986 people, 31,465 households, and 23,913 families residing in the county. The was 53/km² (136/sq mi). There were 34,355 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (52/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.85%, 0.26% or , 0.28% , 0.44% , 0.01% , 0.36% from , and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were or  of any race. 42.3% were of, 11.9% , 7.4% and 6.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 31,465 households out of which 42.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.50% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 18.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.26. In the county the population was spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,945, and the median income for a family was $60,940. Males had a median income of $40,630 versus $28,201 for females. The for the county was $21,844. About 3.60% of families and 4.70% of the population were below the, including 5.50% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† Located in Wright County, the city extends into neighboring counties as well. ‡ Based in an adjacent county, part of Dayton extends into Wright County.

External link

 * Wright County government’s website