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Roseau County, Minnesota
CourthouseRoseauMN
Postcard. Roseau County Courthouse.
Map of Minnesota highlighting Roseau County
Location in the state of Minnesota
Map of the U.S
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded December 31, 1894
Named for Roseau River
Seat Roseau
Largest city Roseau
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,678 sq mi (4,346 km²)
1,672 sq mi (4,330 km²)
6.5 sq mi (17 km²), 0.4%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

15,331
9.2/sq mi (4/km²)
Congressional district 7th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.co.roseau.mn.us

Roseau County ( /rˈz/) (pronounced row - so) is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,331.[1] Its county seat is Roseau.[2] Roseau County borders the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Part of the Red Lake Indian Reservation is in Roseau County.

History[]

Roseau County was once the home of many Ojibwe, Sioux, and Mandan tribes. Archeologists have found artifacts within the county belonging to these tribes that date back 7,200 years.[3] More recent history includes fur trappers and European-based explorers. By 1822, a fur-trading post was established in the area. In 1885, the future Roseau City hosted four settlers; by 1895 there were 600, and the area was incorporated as Roseau City.[4]

By the mid-1880s the early settlers of eastern Kittson County were feeling the disadvantage of their location, far from the county seat, and petitioned the government for a separate county. On December 31, 1894,[5] Governor Knute Nelson proclaimed the eastern portion of Kittson a new county, to be named Roseau.[6] On February 11, 1896, the next governor, David Marston Clough, added part of Beltrami County to Roseau County. Roseau City was named the county seat.[4]

Geography[]

File:Roseau Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf

Roseau County is in far northern Minnesota. Its northern boundary abuts Canada. The Roseau River drains the upper part of the county, flowing west into Kittson County on its way to the Hudson Bay. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, devoted to agriculture, and dotted with lakes and drainages. There is considerable wooded area, especially in the southeast portion.[8] The county has an area of 1,678 square miles (4,350 km2), of which 1,672 square miles (4,330 km2) is land and 6.5 square miles (17 km2) (0.4%) is water.[9] Roseau is one of 17 Minnesota savanna counties with more savanna soils than prairie or forest soils.

Transportation[]

Airports[]

  • Warroad International Memorial Airport (KRRT) - two miles northeast of Warroad
  • Piney Pinecreek Border Airport - extends into Canada; serves as a limited airport of entry between the two nations.

Major highways[]

  • MN-11 Minnesota State Highway 11
  • MN-32 Minnesota State Highway 32
  • MN-89 Minnesota State Highway 89
  • MN-308 Minnesota State Highway 308
  • MN-310 Minnesota State Highway 310
  • MN-313 Minnesota State Highway 313

Adjacent counties and rural municipalities[]

Protected areas[8][]

  • Beltrami Island State Forest
  • Hayes Lake State Park
  • Lost River State Forest
  • Luxemburg Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
  • Roseau River State Wildlife Management Area
  • Sprague Creek Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
  • Two Rivers Aspen Park Scientific and Natural Area

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1900 6,994
1910 11,338 62.1%
1920 13,305 17.3%
1930 12,621 −5.1%
1940 15,103 19.7%
1950 14,505 −4.0%
1960 12,154 −16.2%
1970 11,569 −4.8%
1980 12,574 8.7%
1990 15,026 19.5%
2000 16,338 8.7%
2010 15,629 −4.3%
Est. 2021 15,258 [10] −6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13]
1990-2000[14] 2010-2020[1]
USA Roseau County, Minnesota age pyramid

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 census data

2000 census[]

As of the 2000 census, there were 16,338 people, 6,190 households, and 4,438 families in the county. The population density was 9.77/sqmi (3.77/km2). There were 7,101 housing units at an average density of 4.25/sqmi (1.64/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 1.42% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.0% were of Norwegian, 18.8% German and 10.7% Swedish ancestry.

There were 6,190 households, out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.11.

The county population contained 29.80% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,852, and the median income for a family was $46,185. Males had a median income of $29,747 versus $23,630 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,053. About 4.60% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.50% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census[]

Roseau County Racial Composition[15]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 13,700 89.4%
Black or African American (NH) 85 0.6%
Native American (NH) 229 1.5%
Asian (NH) 398 2.6%
Pacific Islander (NH) 10 0.07%
Other/Mixed (NH) 671 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino 238 1.6%

Government and politics[]

In presidential elections, Roseau is Minnesota's most reliably Republican-voting county. John McCain's and George W. Bush's best performances in Minnesota were in Roseau County. Bush won it twice, with over 65% of the vote. It was also one of the few Minnesota counties that George H. W. Bush won in 1992 and Bob Dole won in 1996.

Roseau County is less reliably Republican in senatorial and gubernatorial elections. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has won two senatorial elections here since 1992. Independents do not perform as well in Roseau County as in the rest of Minnesota. In the 1998 gubernatorial election, Norm Coleman's best performance in Minnesota was in Roseau County, where he won with almost 50% of the vote.

United States presidential election results for Roseau County, Minnesota[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 6,065 72.02% 2,188 25.98% 168 2.00%
2016 5,451 69.85% 1,856 23.78% 497 6.37%
2012 4,409 59.97% 2,772 37.70% 171 2.33%
2008 4,438 57.64% 3,097 40.22% 165 2.14%
2004 5,355 67.69% 2,442 30.87% 114 1.44%
2000 4,695 65.52% 2,128 29.70% 343 4.79%
1996 2,988 43.25% 2,759 39.93% 1,162 16.82%
1992 2,785 38.31% 2,346 32.27% 2,138 29.41%
1988 3,500 56.52% 2,630 42.47% 62 1.00%
1984 3,445 59.28% 2,319 39.91% 47 0.81%
1980 3,358 53.16% 2,616 41.41% 343 5.43%
1976 2,382 41.41% 3,215 55.89% 155 2.69%
1972 2,844 53.22% 2,396 44.84% 104 1.95%
1968 2,048 40.68% 2,649 52.61% 338 6.71%
1964 1,651 31.19% 3,636 68.69% 6 0.11%
1960 2,274 41.48% 3,198 58.34% 10 0.18%
1956 1,901 38.23% 3,062 61.57% 10 0.20%
1952 2,596 45.33% 3,062 53.47% 69 1.20%
1948 1,458 26.37% 3,674 66.46% 396 7.16%
1944 1,513 28.82% 3,697 70.42% 40 0.76%
1940 1,730 28.25% 4,289 70.05% 104 1.70%
1936 1,326 25.18% 3,761 71.42% 179 3.40%
1932 1,078 25.52% 2,805 66.41% 341 8.07%
1928 2,618 63.16% 1,342 32.38% 185 4.46%
1924 1,300 38.99% 148 4.44% 1,886 56.57%
1920 2,387 64.13% 500 13.43% 835 22.43%
1916 821 38.71% 834 39.32% 466 21.97%
1912 278 14.49% 299 15.59% 1,341 69.92%
1908 900 50.90% 444 25.11% 424 23.98%
1904 1,042 73.38% 182 12.82% 196 13.80%
1900 632 53.02% 537 45.05% 23 1.93%
1896 287 34.66% 527 63.65% 14 1.69%



County Board of Commissioners[17]
Position Name District Next Election
Commissioner John Horner District 1 2022
Commissioner Jack Swanson District 2 2020
Commissioner and Chairperson Roger Falk District 3 2020
Commissioner Russell Walker District 4 2020
Commissioner Daryl Wicklund District 5 2022
State Legislature (2018-2020)
Position Name Affiliation District
style="background-color:#FF3333;" width=10px | " |  Senate Mark Johnson[18] Republican District 1
style="background-color:#FF3333;" width=10px | " |  House of Representatives Dan Fabian[19] Republican District 1A
U.S Congress (2018-2020)
Position Name Affiliation District
style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " |  House of Representatives Collin Peterson[20] Democrat 7th
style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " |  Senate Amy Klobuchar[21] Democrat N/A
style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " |  Senate Tina Smith[22] Democrat N/A

Communities[]

Cities[]

  • Badger
  • Greenbush
  • Roosevelt (part)
  • Roseau (county seat)
  • Strathcona
  • Warroad

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Fox
  • Mandus
  • Pelan (part)[4]
  • Pencer
  • Pinecreek
  • Ross
  • Salol
  • Skime
  • Swift
  • Wannaska

Ghost towns[]

Townships[]

  • Barnett Township
  • Barto Township
  • Beaver Township
  • Cedarbend Township
  • Deer Township
  • Dewey Township
  • Dieter Township
  • Enstrom Township
  • Falun Township
  • Golden Valley Township
  • Grimstad Township
  • Hereim Township
  • Huss Township
  • Jadis Township
  • Lake Township
  • Laona Township
  • Lind Township
  • Malung Township
  • Mickinock Township
  • Moose Township
  • Moranville Township
  • Nereson Township
  • Palmville Township
  • Pohlitz Township
  • Polonia Township
  • Poplar Grove Township
  • Reine Township
  • Ross Township
  • Skagen Township
  • Soler Township
  • Spruce Township
  • Stafford Township
  • Stokes Township

Unorganized territories[]

  • North Roseau
  • Northwest Roseau
  • Southeast Roseau

See also[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Roseau County, Minnesota" (in en). United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/roseaucountyminnesota/PST045221. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ Roseau History Archived September 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Roseau MN. Accessed May 17, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d Historical Overview (accessed April 3, 2019)
  5. ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm. 
  6. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 470. https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog. 
  7. ^ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 57-60. ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.
  8. ^ a b Roseau County MN Google Maps (accessed April 3, 2019)
  9. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt. 
  10. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html. 
  11. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html. 
  12. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  13. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt. 
  14. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  15. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Roseau County, Minnesota". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Roseau%20County,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2. 
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/. 
  17. ^ "Board of Commissioners". http://www.co.roseau.mn.us/government/a_-_e/board_of_commissioners/index.php#.XvUSw-dOmUm. 
  18. ^ "MN State Senate" (in en). https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?member_id=1217. 
  19. ^ "Rep. Dan Fabian (01A) - Minnesota House of Representatives". https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15346. 
  20. ^ "Congressman Collin Peterson" (in en). https://collinpeterson.house.gov/. 
  21. ^ "U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar". https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/. 
  22. ^ "Home" (in en). https://www.smith.senate.gov/. 

External links[]

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Coordinates: 48°46′N 95°48′W / 48.77, -95.80

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