Pipestone County, Minnesota
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Template:US County infobox Pipestone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 9,895. Its county seat is Pipestone6.
Pipestone National Monument is located in the county, just north of the town of Pipestone.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,207 km² (466 mi²). 1,207 km² (466 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.06% water.
Lakes
Although Pipestone County contains no natural lakes, it does have one man-made reservoir created by a dam.
- Split Rock Lake: Eden Township, in Split Rock Creek State Park
Adjacent counties
- Lincoln County (north)
- Lyon County (northeast)
- Murray County (east)
- Rock County (south)
- Minnehaha County, South Dakota (southwest)
- Moody County, South Dakota (west)
- Brookings County, South Dakota (northwest)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 9,895 people, 4,069 households, and 2,726 families residing in the county. The population density was 8/km² (21/mi²). There were 4,434 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.68% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 1.48% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,069 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.20% 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 2.96.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,909, and the median income for a family was $40,133. Males had a median income of $27,642 versus $20,759 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,450. 9.50% of the population and 7.80% of families were below the poverty line. 11.20% of those under the age of 18 and 11.10% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Cities and towns
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† A part of Jasper extends into Rock County.
