Meeker County, Minnesota

Meeker County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,644. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,671 (645 ). 1,576 km² (609 sq mi) of it is land and 95 km² (37 sq mi) of it (5.66%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,644 people, 8,590 households, and 6,133 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 9,821 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.35%, 0.19% or , 0.18% , 0.40% , 1.40% from , and 0.48% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population were or  of any race. 45.8% were of, 12.2% and 11.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 8,590 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.40% 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 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07. In the county the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,908, and the median income for a family was $47,923. Males had a median income of $33,157 versus $22,743 for females. The for the county was $18,628. About 4.70% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
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