McLeod County, Minnesota

McLeod County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,898. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,310 (506 ). 1,274 km² (492 sq mi) of it is land and 36 km² (14 sq mi) of it (2.72%) is water.

Lakes

 * Bakers Lake: in
 * Bear Lake: in
 * Belle Lake: southern two fifths is in ; northern three fifths is in
 * Bremers Lake: in
 * Butternut Lake: the southern shore is in and the bulk of it is in
 * Campbell Lake: in
 * Campbell Lake: there is another Campbell Lake: the western half is in and the eastern half is in
 * Campbells Lake: in
 * Cedar Lake: the southern two thirds is in ; the northern third is in
 * Clear Lake: in
 * Clear Lake: there is another Clear Lake in
 * Coon Lakes: the southern, larger Coon Lake is in and the northern, smaller one is in
 * Dettman Lake: in
 * Eagle Lake: mostly in, but the northern part extends into
 * Echo Lake: in
 * French Lake: in
 * Grass Lake: in
 * Kings Lake: in
 * Kujas Lake: in
 * Lake Addie: in
 * Lake Allen: in
 * Lake Barber: in
 * Lake Byron: southern half is in ; northern half is in
 * Lake Clara: in
 * Lake Emily: in
 * Lake Harrington: in
 * Lake Hook: in
 * Lake Marion: in
 * Lake Mary: in
 * Lake Todd: in
 * Lewis Lake: in
 * Little Bear Lake: in
 * Loughman Lake: in
 * Mud Lake: northern four fifths is in ; southern fifth is in
 * Mud Lake: there is another Mud Lake in
 * O'Mera Lake: in
 * Otter Lake: in
 * Pierce Lake: in
 * Piker Lake: in
 * Popp Lake: in
 * Ryan Lake: in
 * Round Grove Lake: the eastern two thirds is in, but the western third is in and the extreme northwest corner is in
 * Shakopee Lake: the southern third is in ; the rest is in
 * Silver Lake: northern four fifths is in ; southern fifth is in
 * South Lake: in
 * Stahl Lake: in
 * Sustacek Lake: in
 * Swan Lake: in
 * Tomlinson Lake: in
 * Ward Lake: mostly in, but the southern part is in
 * Whitney Lake: in
 * Winsted Lake: in

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 212.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:MN-7.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:MN-15.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:MN-22.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,898 people, 13,449 households, and 9,427 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (71/sq mi). There were 14,087 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.62%, 0.22% or , 0.18% , 0.56% , 0.07% , 1.79% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 3.63% of the population were or  of any race. 57.5% were of and 8.5%  ancestry according to.

There were 13,449 households out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,953, and the median income for a family was $55,003. Males had a median income of $35,709 versus $25,253 for females. The for the county was $20,137. About 2.80% of families and 4.80% of the population were below the, including 4.80% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

History
McLeod County was the site of several events during the, including the siege of and the killing of the White family near. It was also the birthplace of the, a notable example of tantamount to. {See also ; ).