Sherburne County, Minnesota facts for kids

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U.S. county
Historic Sherburne County Courthouse, built 1877
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Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	February 25, 1856
Named for	Moses Sherburne
Seat	Elk River
Largest city	Elk River
Area
• Total	451 sq mi (1,170 km2)
• Land	433 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Water	18 sq mi (50 km2)  4.0%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	97,183
• Estimate  (2021)	99,074
• Density	225/sq mi (87/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th

Sherburne County is a county in Central Minnesota. At the 2020 census, the population was 97,183. The county seat is Elk River.

Sherburne County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 451 square miles (1,170 km²), of which 433 square miles (1,120 km²) is land and 18 square miles (47 km²) (4.0%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 10
• U.S. Highway 169
• Minnesota State Highway 24
• Minnesota State Highway 25
• Minnesota State Highway 101
• Minnesota State Highway 301

Adjacent counties

• Mille Lacs County (north)
• Isanti County (northeast)
• Anoka County (southeast)
• Wright County (southwest)
• Stearns County (west)
• Benton County (northwest)

National protected area

• Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

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

At the 2000 census, there were 64,417 people, 21,581 households and 16,746 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 per square mile (57/km²). There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile (20/km²). The county's racial makeup was 96.73% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.1% were of German, 13.6% Norwegian, 7.5% Swedish and 6.2% Irish ancestry.

There were 21,581 households of which 44.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.20% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% were non-families. 15.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.27.

30.90% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 33.90% from 25 to 44, 18.40% from 45 to 64, and 7.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.20 males.

The median household income was $57,014 and the median family income was $61,790. Males had a median income of $41,601 and females $27,689. The per capita income for the county was $21,322. About 2.30% of families and 4.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.50% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Becker
• Big Lake
• Clear Lake
• Elk River (county seat)
• Princeton (partly in Mille Lacs County)
• St. Cloud (partly in Stearns County)
• Zimmerman

Townships

Unincorporated communities

• Bailey
• Cable
• Orrock
• Salida
• Santiago

Images for kids

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  The wordmark of Sherburne County in Minnesota.