Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Crow Wing County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 55,099. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,995 (1,157 ). 2,581 km² (997 sq mi) of it is land and 414 km² (160 sq mi) of it (13.83%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 55,099 people, 22,250 households, and 15,174 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (55/sq mi). There were 33,483 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.64%, 0.31% or , 0.78% , 0.28% , 0.01% , 0.20% from , and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were or  of any race. 32.5% were of, 16.4% , 9.4% , 6.2% and 5.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 22,250 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93. In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,589, and the median income for a family was $44,847. Males had a median income of $33,838 versus $22,896 for females. The for the county was $19,174. About 6.50% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.