Cass County, Minnesota

Cass County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 27,150. Its is. A portion of the is in the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,253 (2,414 ). 5,226 km² (2,018 sq mi) of it is land and 1,027 km² (397 sq mi) of it (16.43%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,150 people, 10,893 households, and 7,734 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (14/sq mi). There were 21,286 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.52%, 0.11% or , 11.45% , 0.28% , 0.02% , 0.14% from , and 1.47% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were or  of any race. 28.2% were of, 15.0% , 7.3% , 6.1% and 6.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 10,893 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90. In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 27.90% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,332, and the median income for a family was $40,156. Males had a median income of $30,097 versus $21,232 for females. The for the county was $17,189. About 9.50% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the, including 18.20% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† Only a small part of Motley is in Cass County.