Todd County, Minnesota

Todd County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 24,426. Its is. The county is named after  (April 4, 1814 – January 5, 1872) who was a Delegate from  to the  and a general in the  during the. He was a cousin of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,536 (979 ). 2,440 km² (942 sq mi) of it is land and 97 km² (37 sq mi) of it (3.81%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 24,426 people, 9,342 households, and 6,511 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 11,900 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.54%, 0.11% or , 0.48% , 0.31% , 0.01% , 0.72% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were or  of any race. 52.1% were of, 11.3% and 5.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 9,342 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,281, and the median income for a family was $39,920. Males had a median income of $28,630 versus $20,287 for females. The for the county was $15,658. About 9.60% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† Osakis is based in but part of the city is in Todd County. ‡ A part of Staples extends into.