Cook County, Minnesota

Cook County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population is 5,168. Its is. The is entirely within the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 8,650 (3,340 ). 3,757 km² (1,451 sq mi) of it is land and 4,893 km² (1,889 sq mi or 56.56%) of it is water (mostly within ).

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties
Cook County is in the extreme northeast of the state, literally the tip of the ; it is adjacent to only one other county by land. Its geographic neighbors are:
 * (north, northeast)
 * (west)
 * (south - water boundary)
 * (east - water boundary near )
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,168 people, 2,350 households, and 1,438 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 4,708 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.45%, 7.59% , 0.33% , 0.29% or , 0.04% , 0.25% from , and 2.05% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were or  of any race. 21.6% were of, 17.7% , 11.5% , 7.2% and 5.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 2,350 households out of which 24.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.80% were non-families. 32.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.40% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 31.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $36,640, and the median income for a family was $47,132. Males had a median income of $31,211 versus $23,650 for females. The for the county was $21,775. About 8.10% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.