Becker County, Minnesota

Becker County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 30,000. Its is. A portion of the extends into the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,743 (1,445 ). 3,394 km² (1,310 sq mi) of it is land and 349 km² (135 sq mi) of it (9.32%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 30,000 people, 11,844 households, and 8,184 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 16,612 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.35%, 0.19% or , 7.52% , 0.36% , 0.01% , 0.24% from , and 2.32% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were or  of any race. 32.2% were of, 26.0% and 5.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 11,844 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,797, and the median income for a family was $41,807. Males had a median income of $29,641 versus $20,693 for females. The for the county was $17,085. About 8.50% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the, including 16.40% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

''On ePodunk : Becker County	& [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=20842 Becker Cty. ancestry]'': German - 31%; Norwegian - 23%; Swedish - 7% (2000)

Trivia
Becker County is the setting for the 2006 film "", though it was filmed in.