Steele County, Minnesota

Steele County is a located in the  of. It was named for, a prominent early resident of the state. As of 2000, the population was 33,680. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,119 (432 ). 1,113 km² (430 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.61%) is water. The flows northwardly through the county, and the  flows through its southwestern corner. The Middle Fork of the has its headwaters in the northeastern part of the county.

Lakes

 * Beaver Lake: in
 * Fosilen Lake: in
 * Lonergan Lake: in
 * Oak Glen Lake: in
 * Rice Lake: mostly in, but the far eastern edge extends into
 * Rickert Lake: in
 * Swan Lake: in

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:MN-30.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 33,680 people, 12,846 households, and 9,082 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (78/sq mi). There were 13,306 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (31/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.19%, 1.07% or , 0.10% , 0.85% , 0.02% , 1.65% from , and 1.12% from two or more races. 3.76% of the population were or  of any race. 38.6% were of, 18.5% , 5.2% and 5.1%  ancestry according to. There were 12,846 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,106, and the median income for a family was $53,981. Males had a median income of $36,366 versus $25,054 for females. The for the county was $20,328. About 4.20% of families and 6.20% of the population were below the, including 7.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


† A small part of Bloomong Prairie extends into.

External link

 * Steele County government’s website