Todd County, Minnesota

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Todd County, Minnesota
Location in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 20, 1856 [1]
Named for	John Blair Smith Todd, commander of Fort Ripley.
Seat	Long Prairie
Largest city	Long Prairie
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	979.34 sq mi (2,536 km²) 942.02 sq mi (2,440 km²) 37.32 sq mi (97 km²), 3.81%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	24,895 26/sq mi (10/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.todd.mn.us

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

The Todd County Courthouse in Long Prairie in 2007

Todd County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 24,895. Its county seat is Long Prairie. The county is named after John Blair Smith Todd, a delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln.

Geography

Todd County has a total area of 979.34 square miles (2,536.5 km²), of which 942.02 square miles (2,439.8 km²) (or 96.19%) is land and 37.32 square miles (96.7 km²) (or 3.81%) is water.

Major highways

Interstate 94 U.S. Highway 10 U.S. Highway 52 (runs hidden with I-94) U.S. Highway 71

Minnesota State Highway 27 Minnesota State Highway 28 Minnesota State Highway 210 Minnesota State Highway 287

Adjacent counties

• Wadena County (north)
• Cass County (northeast)
• Morrison County (east)
• Stearns County (south)
• Douglas County (west)
• Otter Tail County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	430		—
1870	2,036		373.5%
1880	6,133		201.2%
1890	12,930		110.8%
1900	22,214		71.8%
1910	23,407		5.4%
1920	26,059		11.3%
1930	26,170		0.4%
1940	27,438		4.8%
1950	25,420		−7.4%
1960	23,119		−9.1%
1970	22,114		−4.3%
1980	24,991		13.0%
1990	23,363		−6.5%
2000	24,426		4.5%
2010	24,895		1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,426 people, 9,342 households, and 6,511 families in Todd County. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 11,900 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.54% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 52.1% were of German, 11.3% Norwegian and 5.6% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 9,342 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,281, and the median income for a family was $39,920. Males had a median income of $28,630 versus $20,287 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,658. About 9.60% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities	Townships		Ghost town
Bertha Browerville Burtrum Clarissa Eagle Bend Grey Eagle Hewitt Long Prairie Osakis † Staples ‡ West Union Little Sauk	Bartlett Bertha Birchdale Bruce Burleene Burnhamville Eagle Valley Fawn Lake Germania Gordon Grey Eagle Hartford Iona Kandota	Leslie Little Elk Little Sauk Long Prairie Moran Reynolds Round Prairie Staples Stowe Prairie Turtle Creek Villard Ward West Union Wykeham	Philbrook

† Osakis is based in Douglas County but part of the city is in Todd County.
‡ A part of Staples extends into Wadena County.

See also

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

External links

• Todd County government’s website