Kittson County, Minnesota

Kittson County is a located in the  of,. It is named after fur trader and railroad entrepreneur. As of, the population is 5,285. Skull Lake is Kittson County's only natural lake. Lake Bronson, for which the city of Lake Bronson takes its name, is man-made. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,858 (1,104 ). 2,841 km² (1,097 sq mi) of it is land and 17 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.58%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,285 people, 2,167 households, and 1,447 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 2,719 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.09%, 0.15% or , 0.26% , 0.25% , 0.38% from , and 0.87% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were or  of any race. 30.1% were of, 25.7% , 13.7% and 6.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 2,167 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,515, and the median income for a family was $40,072. Males had a median income of $30,240 versus $21,320 for females. The for the county was $16,525. About 8.00% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.