Pipestone County, Minnesota facts for kids

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U.S. county
Pipestone County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	May 23, 1857 (created) 1879 (organized)
Named for	Pipestone
Seat	Pipestone
Largest city	Pipestone
Area
• Total	466 sq mi (1,210 km2)
• Land	465 sq mi (1,200 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  0.2%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,424
• Estimate  (2021)	9,313
• Density	20.3/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th

Pipestone County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,424. Its county seat is Pipestone.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 466 square miles (1,210 km²), of which 465 square miles (1,200 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) (0.2%) is water.

Lakes

Despite Pipestone County not containing any natural lakes (the other three being Mower, Olmstead and Rock), it does have one man-made reservoir created by a dam.

• Split Rock Lake: Eden Township, in Split Rock Creek State Park

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 75
• Minnesota State Highway 23
• Minnesota State Highway 30
• Minnesota State Highway 269

Adjacent counties

• Lincoln County (north)
• Lyon County (northeast)
• Murray County (east)
• Rock County (south)
• Minnehaha County, South Dakota (southwest)
• Moody County, South Dakota (west)
• Brookings County, South Dakota (northwest)

National protected area

• Pipestone National Monument

Demographics

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,895 people, 4,069 households, and 2,726 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 4,434 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.68% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 1.48% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.7% were of German, 24.8% Dutch and 14.3% Norwegian ancestry.

There were 4,069 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,909, and the median income for a family was $40,133. Males had a median income of $27,642 versus $20,759 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,450. About 7.80% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Pipestone County Administrative map

Cities

Townships

Unincorporated communities

• Airlie
• Cazenovia
• Cresson
• Diamond Corner