Red Lake County, Minnesota

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County in the United States

Red Lake County, Minnesota
The Red Lake County Courthouse in Red Lake Falls in 2007
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Founded	December 24, 1896[1]
Named for	Red Lake and Red Lake River
Seat	Red Lake Falls
Largest city	Red Lake Falls
Area
• Total	432 sq mi (1,119 km2)
• Land	432 sq mi (1,119 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0 km2), 0.02%
Population (est.)
• (2016)	4,007
• Density	9.5/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Congressional district	7th
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.co.red-lake.mn.us

Red Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,089,^[2] making it the third-least populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Red Lake 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 Footnotes
  


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  8 Further reading
  


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  9 External links
  

History

Red Lake County was formed on December 24, 1896 from sections of Polk County. It was named after the Red Lake River.^[4]

The county has two sites on the National Register of Historic Places: the courthouse and Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Geography

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Soils of Red Lake County^[5]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 432 square miles (1,120 km²), of which 432 square miles (1,120 km²) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (0.02%) is water.^[6]

Despite its name, Red Lake County contains only one named lake: Moran Lake, near Huot.^[7]

Red Lake County is the only landlocked county in the United States (excluding those on international borders) to border exactly two other counties.^[8]

Major highways

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  U.S. Highway 2
  


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  U.S. Highway 59
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 32
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 92
  


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  Minnesota State Highway 222
  

Adjacent counties

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  Pennington County (north)


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  Polk County (south)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	12,195		—
1910	6,564		−46.2%
1920	7,263		10.6%
1930	6,887		−5.2%
1940	7,413		7.6%
1950	6,806		−8.2%
1960	5,830		−14.3%
1970	5,388		−7.6%
1980	5,471		1.5%
1990	4,525		−17.3%
2000	4,299		−5.0%
2010	4,089		−4.9%
Est. 2016	4,007	[9]	−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010-2016[2]

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

As of the 2000 census,^[14] there were 4,299 people, 1,727 households, and 1,131 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 1,883 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.44% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 1.84% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.9% were of Norwegian, 25.0% German, 16.7% French and 6.3% French Canadian ancestry.

There were 1,727 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.50% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,052, and the median income for a family was $40,275. Males had a median income of $28,494 versus $20,363 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,372. About 8.40% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Brooks


• Oklee


• Plummer


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  Red Lake Falls (county seat)

Townships

• Browns Creek Township


• Emardville Township


• Equality Township


• Garnes Township


• Gervais Township


• Lake Pleasant Township


• Lambert Township


• Louisville Township


• Poplar River Township


• Red Lake Falls Township


• River Township


• Terrebonne Township


• Wylie Township

Unincorporated communities

• Dorothy


• Huot


• Perault


• Terrebonne

Politics

Red Lake County was formerly solidly Democratic, voting for that party’s presidential nominee in all elections from 1928 until 1996, although since 2000 it has generally voted Republican, with the exception of its support for Barack Obama in 2008.

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[15]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	60.7% 1,141	28.7% 540	10.6% 200
2012	49.5% 978	47.0% 928	3.5% 69
2008	44.9% 983	51.1% 1,120	4.0% 88
2004	53.5% 1,164	44.2% 963	2.3% 50
2000	52.2% 1,090	39.7% 830	8.1% 170
1996	33.0% 695	50.0% 1,053	17.0% 358
1992	31.4% 691	46.3% 1,020	22.3% 490
1988	42.2% 918	56.5% 1,229	1.3% 28
1984	47.5% 1,184	51.9% 1,294	0.6% 15
1980	45.2% 1,223	48.7% 1,318	6.1% 166
1976	28.4% 737	67.2% 1,748	4.4% 115
1972	41.4% 1,052	55.5% 1,409	3.2% 80
1968	31.0% 718	63.3% 1,467	5.7% 133
1964	23.4% 573	76.0% 1,861	0.7% 16
1960	26.6% 679	73.2% 1,865	0.2% 5
1956	33.4% 782	66.3% 1,555	0.3% 8
1952	41.5% 1,034	57.5% 1,431	1.0% 26
1948	24.0% 592	71.8% 1,771	4.3% 105
1944	31.4% 757	68.0% 1,642	0.6% 15
1940	30.1% 876	69.4% 2,023	0.6% 16
1936	18.4% 487	77.5% 2,057	4.1% 109
1932	15.0% 351	80.9% 1,893	4.1% 97
1928	31.6% 712	66.8% 1,507	1.6% 37
1924	35.2% 643	11.7% 213	53.2% 971
1920	62.4% 1,308	26.6% 558	11.0% 231
1916	37.7% 463	56.5% 694	5.8% 71
1912	27.9% 259	40.3% 374	31.9% 296
1908	53.0% 1,428	31.8% 856	15.2% 410
1904	68.0% 1,430	19.0% 399	13.0% 274
1900	39.1% 823	55.3% 1,165	5.6% 117

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Red Lake County, Minnesota

Footnotes

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   ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


2. 
   ^ ^ab "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
   


3. 
   ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
   


4. 
   ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 445.
   


5. 
   ^ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota:Self. pp. 57-60.
   ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.
   


6. 
   ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
   


7. 
   ^ "LakeFinder - Lake Search - Minnesota DNR - MN Department of Natural Resources". www.dnr.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
   


8. 
   ^ "Fewest County Borders – Part III: Red Lake Co., MN - Twelve Mile Circle". www.howderfamily.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
   


9. 
   ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
   


10. 
    ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
    


11. 
    ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
    


12. 
    ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
    


13. 
    ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
    


14. 
    ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
    


15. 
    ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
    

Further reading

• Anne Healy and Sherry Kankel, A History of Red Lake County, Red Lake County, Minnesota. Red Lake Falls, MN?: Ray Miller, 2003.


• Christopher Ingraham, "I Called This Place 'America’s Worst Place to Live.' Then I Went There," Washington Post, Sept. 3, 2015.


• Oklee Golden Jubilee Historical Committee, The Oklee Community Story. n.c.: Oklee Golden Jubilee Historical Committee, 1960.


• Red Lake County Historical Society, A History of Red Lake County, Red Lake County, Minnesota. n.c.: Red Lake County Historical Society, 1976.


• Jeff M Sauve and Anne Healy, Courthouse Centennial, 1910-2010. n.c.: Red Lake County Historical Society, June 2010.

External links

• 
  Red Lake County official website, www.co.red-lake.mn.us/

Places adjacent to Red Lake County, Minnesota
Pennington County Polk County Red Lake County, Minnesota Polk County Polk County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Red Lake Falls
Cities	Brooks Oklee Plummer Red Lake Falls
Townships	Browns Creek Emardville Equality Garnes Gervais Lake Pleasant Lambert Louisville Poplar River Red Lake Falls River Terrebonne Wylie
Unincorporated communities	Dorothy Huot Perault Terrebonne
Indian reservation	Red Lake Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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