Swift County, Minnesota

Swift County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,956. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,949 (752 ). 1,926 km² (744 sq mi) of it is land and 23 km² (9 sq mi) of it (1.17%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,956 people, 4,353 households, and 2,881 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 4,821 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.67%, 2.69% or , 0.50% , 1.43% , 1.52% , 1.40% from , and 1.79% from two or more races. 2.68% of the population were or  of any race. Swift County has the highest percentage of Pacific Islander natives out of any U.S. county outside. 34.4% were of, 30.5% , 5.2% and 5.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 4,353 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 30.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 120.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,820, and the median income for a family was $44,208. Males had a median income of $29,362 versus $21,667 for females. The for the county was $16,360. About 5.30% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.