Pipestone County, Minnesota
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.
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 (0.06%) is water.
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 ParkAdjacent 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)
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. 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.
† A part of Jasper extends into Rock County.*
Pipestone County government's website
