Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,074. Its county seat is Elbow Lake.

History

The county was created on March 6, 1868. It was named for Civil War General and US President Ulysses S. Grant. Its government was organized in 1874. The terrain generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on its upper eastern border, at ASL. The county has an area of , of which is land and (4.7%) is water.

thumb|right|Soils of Grant County

Major highways

  • 20px Interstate 94
  • 20px U.S. Highway 52
  • 20px U.S. Highway 59
  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 9
  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 27
  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 55
  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 78
  • 20px Minnesota State Highway 79

Adjacent counties

  • Otter Tail County - north
  • Douglas County - east
  • Pope County - southeast
  • Stevens County - south
  • Traverse County - southwest
  • Wilkin County - northwest

Protected areas

Source:

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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<br/>1790-1960 1900-1990<br/>1990-2000 2010-2020

!Pop 1990

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|-

|White alone (NH)

|7,120

|6,209

|6,170

|5,832

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,699

|99.29%

|99.41%

|98.11%

|96.91%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |93.83%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|0

|3

|13

|19

|style='background: #ffffe6; |13

|0.00%

|0.05%

|0.21%

|0.32%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|8

|15

|16

|4

|style='background: #ffffe6; |27

|0.11%

|0.24%

|0.25%

|0.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|16

|12

|11

|14

|style='background: #ffffe6; |14

|0.22%

|0.19%

|0.17%

|0.23%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|x

|x

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7

|x

|x

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|2

|0

|0

|2

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4

|0.03%

|0.00%

|0.00%

|0.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|x

|x

|46

|53

|style='background: #ffffe6; |175

|x

|x

|0.73%

|0.88%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.88%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|25

|7

|33

|94

|style='background: #ffffe6; |135

|0.35%

|0.11%

|0.52%

|1.56%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.22%

|-

|Total

|7,171

|6,246

|6,289

|6,018

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,074

|100.00%

|100.00%

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 6,074. The median age was 43.7 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.5 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 94.2% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.2% of the population.

There were 2,540 households in the county, of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.9% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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{| class="wikitable"

|+County Board of Commissioners

! colspan="2" |Position

!Name

!District

|-

|

|Commissioner and Chairperson

|Troy Johnson

|District 1

|-

|

|Commissioner

|Dwight Walvatne

|District 2

|-

|

|Commissioner

|Ken Johnson

|District 3

|-

|

|Commissioner

|Bill LaValley

|District 4

|-

|

|Commissioner

|Doyle Sperr

|District 5

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|+State Legislature (2021-2023)

! colspan="2" |Position

!Name

!Affiliation

!District

|-

| style="background-color:" |&nbsp;

|Senate

|Torrey Westrom

|Republican

|District 12

|-

| style="background-color:" |&nbsp;

|House of Representatives

|Jeff Backer

|Republican

|District 12A

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|+U.S Congress (2021-2023)

! colspan="2" |Position

!Name

!Affiliation

!District

|-

| style="background-color:" |&nbsp;

|House of Representatives

|Michelle Fischbach

|Republican

|7th

|-

| style="background-color:" |&nbsp;

|Senate

|Amy Klobuchar

|Democrat

|N/A

|-

| style="background-color:" |&nbsp;

|Senate

|Tina Smith

|Democrat

|N/A

|}

See also

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

References

  • Grant County Website