Pine County, Minnesota

Pine County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,530. Its is. A portion of the is in the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,716 (1,435 ). 3,655 km² (1,411 sq mi) of it is land and 61 km² (24 sq mi) of it (1.64%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,530 people, 9,939 households, and 6,917 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/sq mi). There were 15,353 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.41%, 1.29% or , 2.69% , 0.30% , 0.03% , 0.33% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population were or  of any race. 32.3% were of, 11.6% , 11.1% and 5.5%  ancestry according to. There were 9,939 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 108.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,379, and the median income for a family was $44,058. Males had a median income of $31,600 versus $22,675 for females. The for the county was $17,445. About 7.80% of families and 11.30% of the population were below the, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

History
Pine County was organized on March 1, 1856, with being its primary parent county. Other portions of the original Pine County originated from. The original county seat was.

In 1857, in full and southern portions of  and  counties were formed from the original Pine County, with  organized a year later. In 1861, Buchanan County was dissolved and folded into Pine County. Pine County was re-organized in 1872, with becoming the new county seat.