Norman County, Minnesota

Norman County is a located in the  of,. As of, the population is 7,442. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,271 (877 ). 2,270 km² (876 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.06%) is water. Major geographical features include the Red River of the North, which comprises the western border of the county, and the Wild Rice River, which flows from the eastern border to empty into the Red River.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,442 people, 3,010 households, and 2,007 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 3,455 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.30%, 0.11% or , 1.73% , 0.31% , 1.13% from , and 1.42% from two or more races. 3.05% of the population were or  of any race. 57.5% were of and 21.7%  ancestry according to.

There were 3,010 households out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04. Norman County has a moderately spread age distribution with 25.70% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 20.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,535, and the median income for a family was $41,280. Males had a median income of $28,674 versus $20,619 for females. The for the county was $15,895. About 7.10% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.