'Ramsey County' is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Minnesota, founded in 1849. As of 2000, the population was 511,035. Its
county seat is
St. Paul6, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for
Alexander Ramsey (W), the first governor of the
Minnesota Territory. It is the smallest county in Minnesota in terms of area.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 441
km² (170
mi²). 403 km² (156 mi²) of it is land and 37 km² (14 mi²) of it (8.44%) is water.
Major Highways
Adjacent counties
★
Anoka County (north)
★
Washington County (east)
★
Dakota County (south)
★
Hennepin County (west)
Demographics
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 511,035 people, 201,236 households, and 119,936 families residing in the county. The
population density was 1,267/km² (3,281/mi²). There were 206,448 housing units at an average density of 512/km² (1,325/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.37%
White, 7.61%
Black or
African American, 0.83%
Native American, 8.77%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 2.45% from
other races, and 2.90% from two or more races. 5.28% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 24.2% were of
German, 8.8%
Norwegian, 8.7%
Irish and 6.2%
Swedish ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 201,236 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.00% were
married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.40% were non-families. 32.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,722, and the median income for a family was $57,747. Males had a median income of $39,806 versus $30,814 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $23,536. About 7.40% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.70% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.
Ramsey County Courthouse
County Commissioners
As of August 2006
★ District 1: Tony Bennett (chair)
★ District 2: Jan Parker
★ District 3: Janice Rettman
★ District 4: Toni Carter
★ District 5: Rafael Ortega
★ District 6: Jim McDonough
★ District 7: Victoria Reinhardt
Cities and towns
† Based in another county, but partially extending into Ramsey County.
‡ A small part of this city extends into Washington County.
External link
★
Ramsey County government’s website
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