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'Douglas County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 32,821. Its county seat is Alexandria⁶.
Douglas County is the home of Minnesota's only wine-grape appellation, the 10,880-acre (44 km²) Alexandria Lakes Area AVA.[2]

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Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,865 km² (720 mi²). 1,643 km² (634 mi²) of it is land and 222 km² (86 mi²) of it is water, comprising over 250 lakes. The total area is 11.89% water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 94 ★ U.S. Highway 52 ★ Minnesota State Highway 27 ★ Minnesota State Highway 29

★ Minnesota State Highway 55 ★ Minnesota State Highway 79 ★ Minnesota State Highway 114 ★ Minnesota State Highway 127

Adjacent counties

★ Otter Tail County (north)

★ Todd County (east)

★ Stearns County (southeast)

★ Pope County (south)

★ Stevens County (southwest)

★ Grant County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 32,821 people, 13,276 households, and 9,027 families residing in the county. The population density was 20/km² (52/mi²). There were 16,694 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.49% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.5% were of German, 24.6% Norwegian and 8.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 13,276 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,703, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $30,968 versus $21,240 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,850. About 5.60% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.30% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships
★ Alexandria ★ Brandon ★ Carlos ★ Evansville ★ Forada ★ Garfield ★ Kensington ★ Millerville ★ Miltona ★ Nelson ★ Osakis †	★ Alexandria Township ★ Belle River Township ★ Brandon Township ★ Carlos Township ★ Evansville Township ★ Holmes City Township ★ Hudson Township ★ Ida Township ★ La Grand Township ★ Lake Mary Township	★ Leaf Valley Township ★ Lund Township ★ Millerville Township ★ Miltona Township ★ Moe Township ★ Orange Township ★ Osakis Township ★ Solem Township ★ Spruce Hill Township ★ Urness Township

† Most of Osakis is in Douglas County, but a part of the city extends into Todd County.

External link

★ Douglas County government’s website
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