Chippewa County, Minnesota

Chippewa County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,088. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,522 (588 ). 1,509 km² (583 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.85%) is water.

Lakes

 * Carlton Lake: in
 * Norboro Lake: in
 * Shakopee Lake: in

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,088 people, 5,361 households, and 3,597 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (22/sq mi). There were 5,855 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.78%, 0.18% or , 1.00% , 0.30% , 0.02% , 0.94% from , and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.92% of the population were or  of any race. 37.8% were of and 36.8%  ancestry according to. There were 5,361 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% 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 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,582, and the median income for a family was $45,160. Males had a median income of $30,556 versus $20,384 for females. The for the county was $18,039. About 4.80% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† Only a part of Granite Falls extends into Chippewa County; most of it is in.