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Polk County, Minnesota

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Population:

  • Total Population: 31,369
  • Males: 15,422
  • Females: 15,947

Ethnicity:

  • White: 29,000
  • Black/African American: 135
  • Hispanic: 1,436
  • Native American/Eskimo: 262
  • Asian: 164
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 29
  • Other: 0
  • 2 or more: 343

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (27,055)
  2. Spanish (1,205)
  3. Norwegian (355)
  4. French (175)
  5. German (170)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 700

  1. Mexico (140)
  2. Canada (138)
  3. Laos (63)
  4. Germany (51)
  5. Micronesia (29)
  6. Korea (25)
  7. El Salvador (22)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (9,891)
  2. Catholic Church (8,386)
  3. Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (1,590)
  4. Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, The (985)
  5. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (809)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 8,798
    • Sensory: 1,005
    • Physical: 2,371
    • Mental: 1,191
    • Self-care: 622
    • Go outside home: 1,583
    • Employment: 1,738

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 69

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 12,070
    • Utility gas: 4,191
    • Bottled or LP gas: 1,637
    • Electricity: 3,236
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 2,487
    • Coal or Coke: 4
    • Wood: 327
    • Solar Energy: 7
    • Other fuel: 134
    • No fuel used: 47

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 23,975
    • No vehicle: 1,901
    • 1 or more vehicle: 22,074

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 129
    • No High School: 1,835
    • Some High School: 1,680
    • High School: 6,409
    • Some College: 4,822
    • Associate's Degree: 1,780
    • College Degree: 2,477
    • Master's Degree: 776
    • Professional Degree: 209
    • Doctoral Degree: 86

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 12,070
    • Owners with phone: 8,858
    • Owners without phone: 69
    • Renters with phone: 2,994
    • Renters without phone: 149

    10 closest counties:

    1. Red Lake County, Minnesota
    2. Pennington County, Minnesota
    3. Norman County, Minnesota
    4. Marshall County, Minnesota
    5. Mahnomen County, Minnesota
    6. Traill County, North Dakota
    7. Grand Forks County, North Dakota
    8. Clay County, Minnesota
    9. Clearwater County, Minnesota
    10. Kittson County, Minnesota

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    56517, 56523, 56535, 56540, 56542, 56556, 56568, 56592, 56646, 56684, 56716, 56721, 56722, 56723, 56736

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • KKCQ-FM (96.7 FM) FOSSTON, MN
    • KKEQ (107.1 FM) FOSSTON, MN
    • KROX (1260 AM) CROOKSTION, MN
    • KKCQ (1480 AM) FOSSTON, MN
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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