Sherburne County, Minnesota

Sherburne County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°26′N 93°46′W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	February 25, 1856 [1]
Named for	Moses Sherburne, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Minnesota Territory.
Seat	Elk River
Largest city	Elk River
Area
• Total	451 sq mi (1,168 km2)
• Land	436 sq mi (1,130 km2)
• Water	15 sq mi (38 km2)  3.26%
Population  (2000)
• Total	64,417
• Density	148/sq mi (57/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.co.sherburne.mn.us

Sherburne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 64,417. Its county seat is Elk RiverTemplate:GR.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 451 square miles (1,168 km²), of which 436 square miles (1,130 km²) is land and 15 square miles (38 km²) (3.26%) 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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1940	10,456		—
1950	10,661		2.0%
1960	12,861		20.6%
1970	18,344		42.6%
1980	29,908		63.0%
1990	41,945		40.2%
2000	64,417		53.6%

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 64,417 people, 21,581 households, and 16,746 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile (57/km²). There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile (20/km²). The racial makeup of the county 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 according to Census 2000.

There were 21,581 households out 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.

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

In the county the population was spread out with 30.90% 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 income for a household in the county was $57,014, and the median income for a family was $61,790. Males had a median income of $41,601 versus $27,689 for females. 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.

In 2010 Sherburne County was ranked number 57 on The Daily Caller's list of America's 100 most conservative-friendly counties.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships		Unincorporated communities
Becker Big Lake Clear Lake Elk River Princeton † St. Cloud ‡ Zimmerman	Baldwin Township Becker Township Big Lake Township Blue Hill Township Clear Lake Township	Haven Township Livonia Township Orrock Township Palmer Township Santiago Township	Bailey Cable Orrock Salida Santiago

† Princeton is mainly in Mille Lacs County but extends into Sherburne County.
‡ St. Cloud is in Stearns County, and Benton County, but about 6,000 of its residents are in Sherburne County.

External links

• Sherburne County government’s website