Pipestone County, Minnesota

Pipestone County, Minnesota
Location in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded	May 23, 1857 [1]
Named for	The county’s supply of red pipestone used by the Indians to make sacred pipes.
Seat	Pipestone
Largest city	Pipestone
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	466.15 sq mi (1,207 km²) 465.89 sq mi (1,207 km²) 0.26 sq mi (1 km²), 0.06%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	9,596 21/sq mi (8/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.pipestone.mn.us

Pipestone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1857 As of 2010, the population was 9,596. Its county seat is Pipestone.

Pipestone National Monument is located in the county, just north of the town of Pipestone.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 466.15 square miles (1,207.3 km²), of which 465.89 square miles (1,206.6 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.

Pipestone County Courthouse

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

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 75
• Minnesota State Highway 23
• Minnesota State Highway 30
• Minnesota State Highway 269

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)

National protected area

• Pipestone National Monument

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	2,092		—
1890	5,132		145.3%
1900	9,264		80.5%
1910	9,553		3.1%
1920	12,050		26.1%
1930	12,238		1.6%
1940	13,794		12.7%
1950	14,003		1.5%
1960	13,605		−2.8%
1970	12,791		−6.0%
1980	11,690		−8.6%
1990	10,491		−10.3%
2000	9,895		−5.7%
2010	9,596		−3.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,895 people, 4,069 households, and 2,726 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 4,434 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). 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. 35.7% were of German, 24.8% Dutch and 14.3% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

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.

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

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. About 7.80% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships		Unincorporated Communities
Edgerton Hatfield Holland Ihlen Jasper † Pipestone Ruthton Trosky Woodstock	Aetna Township Altona Township Burke Township Eden Township Elmer Township Fountain Prairie Township	Grange Township Gray Township Osborne Township Rock Township Sweet Township Troy Township	Airlie Cazenovia Cresson

† A part of Jasper extends into Rock County.

See also

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

External links

• Pipestone County government’s website