Renville County, Minnesota

Renville County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population is 17,154. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,557 (987 ). 2,546 km² (983 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.44%) is water.

Lakes

 * Allie Lake: northern half is in ; southern half is in
 * Beckendorf Lake: in
 * Boon Lake: in
 * Hodgson Lake: in
 * Mud Lake: in
 * Phare Lake: in
 * Preston Lake: in

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (east,southeast)
 * (south)
 * {southeast}
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,154 people, 6,779 households, and 4,623 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 7,413 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.72%, 0.06% or , 0.51% , 0.20% , 0.02% , 2.77% from , and 0.73% from two or more races. 5.11% of the population were or  of any race. 50.9% were of, 16.3% and 5.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 6,779 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,652, and the median income for a family was $45,065. Males had a median income of $30,473 versus $22,179 for females. The for the county was $17,770. About 6.30% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the, including 10.80% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† Redwood Falls is in, but a small part extends into Renville County

History
Renville County was the site of several hostile engagements in the. Renville County also is the birthplace of the, a widely known technique of. For a number of years the family was farming in  as well as in, in.

External link

 * Renville County government’s website