Crow Wing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 55,099. Its county seat is Brainerd.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,157 square miles (2,995 km²), of which, 997 square miles (2,581 km²) of it is land and 160 square miles (414 km²) of it (13.83%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 169 Minnesota State Highway 6 Minnesota State Highway 18 Minnesota State Highway 25 Minnesota State Highway 210 Minnesota State Highway 371

Adjacent counties

• Aitkin County (northeast)
• Mille Lacs County (southeast)
• Morrison County (southwest)
• Cass County (northwest, north)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 55,099 people, 22,250 households, and 15,174 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile (21/km²). There were 33,483 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.64% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.5% were of German, 16.4% Norwegian, 9.4% Swedish, 6.2% Irish and 5.2% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 22,250 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,589, and the median income for a family was $44,847. Males had a median income of $33,838 versus $22,896 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,174. About 6.50% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships		Unorganized	Ghost town
Baxter Brainerd Breezy Point Crosby Crosslake Cuyuna Deerwood Emily Fifty Lakes Fort Ripley Garrison Ironton Jenkins Manhattan Beach Nisswa Pequot Lakes Riverton Trommald	Bay Lake Township Center Township Crow Wing Township Daggett Brook Township Deerwood Township Fairfield Township Fort Ripley Township Gail Lake Township Garrison Township Ideal Township Irondale Township Jenkins Township Lake Edwards Township Little Pine Township Long Lake Township	Maple Grove Township Mission Township Nokay Lake Township Oak Lawn Township Pelican Township Perry Lake Township Platte Lake Township Rabbit Lake Township Roosevelt Township Ross Lake Township Sibley Township St. Mathias Township Timothy Township Wolford Township	Dean Lake West Crow Wing	Old Crow Wing

References

External links

• Crow Wing County official website
• Crow Wing County Historical Society website