Houston County, Minnesota

Houston County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 19,718. Its is. The 's La Crosse includes all of Houston County (as well as  to the east).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,473 (569 ). 1,446 km² (558 sq mi) of it is land and 27 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.85%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:MN-16.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:MN-26.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:MN-44.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:MN-76.svg|20px]]

Lakes
The following s are located within the.
 * Blue Lake
 * Hayshore Lake
 * Lawrence Lake
 * Target Lake

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,718 people, 7,633 households, and 5,411 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (35/sq mi). There were 8,168 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.47%, 0.31% or , 0.18% , 0.37% , 0.02% , 0.14% from , and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were or  of any race. 43.1% were of, 29.6% and 7.5%  ancestry according to.

There were 7,633 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% 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 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,680, and the median income for a family was $49,196. Males had a median income of $32,557 versus $22,158 for females. The for the county was $18,826. About 4.20% of families and 6.50% of the population were below the, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 11.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


† a small part of La Cresent’s area extends into.