Kanabec County, Minnesota
| Kanabec County, Minnesota | |
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The Kanabec County Courthouse in Mora in 2007
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 Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota |
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 Minnesota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 13, 1858 (created) 1882 (organized) |
| Named for | The Ojibwe word for "snake," after the Snake River |
| Seat | Mora |
| Largest city | Mora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 534 sq mi (1,383 km2) |
| • Land | 522 sq mi (1,352 km2) |
| • Water | 12 sq mi (31 km2), 2.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 15,837 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Kanabec County (/kəˈneɪbᵻk/ kə-NAY-bək) is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,239. Its county seat is Mora, although the original county seat was Brunswick. The county was founded on March 13, 1858 from Pine County and organized in 1882. It is named after the Ojibwe Ginebig, meaning "Snake," after the Snake River — Kanabecosippi (Ginebigo-ziibi in the modern spelling) — which flows through this county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 534 square miles (1,380 km2), of which 522 square miles (1,350 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (2.3%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 16,239 people and 6,277 households in the county. The population density was 31.1 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 7,808 housing units (2014 estimate). The racial makeup of the county was 96.6% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, and 1.6% from other races or two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the 2000 census, 30.2% were of German, 18.1% Swedish, 13.1% Norwegian, 5.5% American and 5.4% Irish ancestry.
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