Grant County, Minnesota

Grant County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,289. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,490 (575 ). 1,415 km² (546 sq mi) of it is land and 75 km² (29 sq mi) of it (5.00%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (12/sq mi). There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28%, 0.21% or , 0.27% , 0.19% , 0.30% from , and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were or  of any race. 41.2% were of, 30.0% and 7.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 2,534 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 22.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,775, and the median income for a family was $42,214. Males had a median income of $28,428 versus $20,240 for females. The for the county was $17,131. About 6.00% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the, including 9.50% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.