Pennington County, Minnesota

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County in the United States

Pennington County, Minnesota
Old Carnegie Library, downtown Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Founded	November 23, 1910[1]
Named for	Edmund Pennington, a longtime railroad operator
Seat	Thief River Falls
Largest city	Thief River Falls
Area
• Total	618 sq mi (1,601 km2)
• Land	617 sq mi (1,598 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4 km2), 0.3%
Population (est.)
• (2016)	14,235
• Density	23/sq mi (9/km2)
Congressional district	7th
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	co.pennington.mn.us

Pennington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,930.^[2] Its county seat is Thief River Falls.^[3]

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Major highways
    
  
  
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    2.2 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  


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  4 Communities
  
  
  
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    4.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    4.2 Townships
    
  
  
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    4.3 Unincorporated communities
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Politics
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  

History

The county was formed on November 23, 1910, from sections of Red Lake County. It was named after Edmund Pennington, vice president of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway.^[4]

Geography

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Soils of Pennington County^[5]

Soils of Oriniak WMA neighborhood

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 618 square miles (1,600 km²), of which 617 square miles (1,600 km²) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[6] Pennington is one of 17 Minnesota savanna region counties with more savanna soils than either prairie or forest soils.

Major highways

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  U.S. Highway 59
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 1
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 32
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 219
  


• Pennington County State-Aid Highway 3: Major connector between Pennington County and Grand Forks. Connects with Polk County State-Aid Highway 21.


• Pennington County State-Aid Highway 17: Connects Thief River Falls to the Airport.


• Pennington County State-Aid Highway 10: Major route, also known as Pembina Trail.


• Pennington County State-Aid Highway 16: US-59 Truck Bypass of Thief River Falls, connects US-59 / MN-1 on the west side of town to MN-32 on the south side of town.


• Pennington County State-Aid Highways 27 & 28: Designated and designed for heavy truck traffic connecting US-2 to Roseau County and Marshall County.

Adjacent counties

• 
  Marshall County (north)


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  Beltrami County (east)


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  Clearwater County (southeast)


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  Red Lake County (south)


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  Polk County (west)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	9,376		—
1920	12,091		29.0%
1930	10,487		−13.3%
1940	12,913		23.1%
1950	12,965		0.4%
1960	12,468		−3.8%
1970	13,266		6.4%
1980	15,258		15.0%
1990	13,306		−12.8%
2000	13,584		2.1%
2010	13,930		2.5%
Est. 2016	14,235	[7]	2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2016[2]

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

As of the 2000 census,^[12] there were 13,584 people, 5,525 households, and 3,552 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 6,033 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.02% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.0% were of Norwegian, 15.4% German and 7.2% Swedish ancestry.

There were 5,525 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.70% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.70% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% 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 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,216, and the median income for a family was $43,936. Males had a median income of $30,771 versus $21,078 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,346. About 7.70% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 14.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Goodridge


• St. Hilaire


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  Thief River Falls (county seat)

Townships

• Black River Township


• Bray Township


• Clover Leaf Township


• Deer Park Township


• Goodridge Township


• Hickory Township


• Highlanding Township


• Kratka Township


• Mayfield Township


• Norden Township


• North Township


• Numedal Township


• Polk Centre Township


• Reiner Township


• River Falls Township


• Rocksbury Township


• Sanders Township


• Silverton Township


• Smiley Township


• Star Township


• Wyandotte Township

Unincorporated communities

• Carpenters Corner


• Dakota Junction


• Erie


• Hazel


• Highlanding


• Kratka


• Mavie


• River Valley

Politics

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[13]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	59.6% 4,000	32.0% 2,147	8.5% 568
2012	50.7% 3,305	46.4% 3,024	2.9% 188
2008	47.6% 3,248	49.8% 3,394	2.6% 180
2004	53.7% 3,767	44.4% 3,117	1.9% 133
2000	53.5% 3,380	38.9% 2,458	7.6% 482
1996	36.0% 2,129	47.6% 2,814	16.4% 972
1992	33.9% 2,155	40.5% 2,578	25.6% 1,626
1988	48.1% 2,920	51.1% 3,105	0.8% 46
1984	54.5% 3,536	44.9% 2,913	0.6% 40
1980	50.1% 3,715	41.8% 3,101	8.1% 600
1976	43.5% 3,023	54.5% 3,787	2.0% 138
1972	53.8% 3,548	43.8% 2,892	2.4% 160
1968	41.1% 2,247	54.9% 2,998	4.0% 220
1964	29.5% 1,630	70.4% 3,894	0.2% 10
1960	44.1% 2,537	55.6% 3,204	0.3% 18
1956	44.9% 2,408	55.0% 2,947	0.1% 4
1952	48.6% 2,726	49.9% 2,802	1.6% 87
1948	31.4% 1,759	60.7% 3,402	8.0% 447
1944	31.1% 1,525	67.9% 3,330	1.0% 50
1940	31.8% 1,857	66.5% 3,886	1.7% 98
1936	24.4% 1,258	72.5% 3,736	3.1% 161
1932	28.1% 1,212	63.6% 2,743	8.2% 355
1928	65.3% 2,506	31.2% 1,198	3.5% 134
1924	31.2% 1,126	4.1% 146	64.8% 2,337
1920	60.7% 2,320	20.1% 768	19.2% 734
1916	40.5% 868	46.8% 1,004	12.7% 273
1912	13.0% 244	22.6% 423	64.4% 1,205

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pennington County, Minnesota

References

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Places adjacent to Pennington County, Minnesota
Marshall County Polk County Pennington County, Minnesota Beltrami County Red Lake County Clearwater County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pennington County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Thief River Falls
Cities	Goodridge St. Hilaire Thief River Falls
Townships	Black River Bray Clover Leaf Deer Park Goodridge Hickory Highlanding Kratka Mayfield Norden North Numedal Polk Centre Reiner River Falls Rocksbury Sanders Silverton Smiley Star Wyandotte
Unincorporated communities	Dakota Junction Erie Hazel Highlanding Kratka Mavie
Indian reservation	Red Lake Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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