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Wilkin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population of Wilkin County was 6,576.^[2] Its county seat is Breckenridge.^[3] The county is named for Colonel Alexander Wilkin, a lawyer who served as Minnesota’s U.S. marshal and was later killed in the Civil War.

Wilkin County is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN Combined Statistical Area.

History

On March 8, 1858, Toombs County, named after Robert Toombs (1810–85) of Georgia, was established.^[4] He had been a member of Congress, from 1845 until 1853, and was U.S. senator from 1853 to 1861.^[4] He then became a Confederate secretary of state in 1861.^[4] In 1863, the county was renamed Andy Johnson County after Andrew Johnson, who was serving as the military governor of Tennessee at the time, and to disassociate with Confederate general Robert Toombs.^[4] Dissatisfied with the county's second namesake, the name was once again changed on March 6, 1868 to Wilkin County.^[4] The name Wilkin comes from Colonel Alexander Wilkin.^[4] Though not a native to Minnesota, he practiced law in Minnesota.^[4] From 1851 until 1853, Colonel Wilkin was the territory's secretary.^[4]

Toombs County was formed in 1858 from Pembina County. It is the parental county for Traverse County, and now are parts of Clay, Otter Tail, Grant, Stevens, Douglas and Pope counties.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|751|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|751|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi}} (0.03%) is water.^[6]

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Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 7,138 people, 2,752 households, and 1,926 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,105 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.77% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 1.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.8% were of German and 29.2% Norwegian ancestry.

There were 2,752 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,093, and the median income for a family was $46,220. Males had a median income of $31,273 versus $20,925 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,873. About 6.2% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

The population estimate for Wilkin County in 2017 was 6,324 according to the Vintage 2017 Population Estimates..^[12] A five year survey conducted between 2012 and 2016 found the median household income to be $52,963.^[12] The median housing value was $110, 800 and 3,084 total housing units by the end of the five year span.^[12] As of 2016, 445 veterans resided in the county.^[12] This same survey showed that 92.3% of the people in the county had obtained their high school diploma or a higher education.^[12] Roughly 8.9% of people were living in poverty as of the 2016 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE).^[12] According to the 2016 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE), 4.45 of people under the age of 65 had no health insurance.^[12] As of 2012, there were 709 companies in Wilkin County.^[12]

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Politics

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}
2. ^¹{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/27/27167.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 1, 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}
4. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷{{Cite book|title=Minnesota Place Names A Geographical Encyclopedia|last=Upham|first=Warren|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|year=2001|isbn=0873513967|location=St. Paul, Minnesota|pages=577}}
5. ^Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 57 - 60. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 25, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|archivedate=October 6, 2014|df=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}
12. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=wilkin+county+vintage+2017+population+estimates&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP&_charset_=UTF-8|title=Search Results|last=Bureau|first=US Census|website=www.census.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-22}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-10-10}}
14. ^The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 561 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 56 votes, Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin received 30 votes, and Socialist Labor candidate Arthur Reimer received 2 votes.