Isanti County, Minnesota
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As of the census
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of 2010, there were 37,816 people, 14,331 households, and 8,415 families residing in the county. The population density
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 was 71 people per square mile (28/km²). There were 12,062 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.0% White
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, 0.6% Black
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 or African American
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, 0..5% Native American
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, 0.8% Asian
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, 0% Pacific Islander
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, 1.6% from other races
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, and 0.94% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race. 30.3% were of German, 21.3% Swedish, 12.7% Norwegian and 5.1% Irish
Irish people
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 ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 11,236 households out of which 38.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were married couples
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 living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,127, and the median income for a family was $55,996. Males had a median income of $39,381 versus $26,427 for females. The per capita income
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 for the county was $20,348. About 4.00% of families and 5.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.70% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


Cities Townships Unincorporated communities
  • Braham
    Braham, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 1,276 people, 511 households, and 331 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,010.9 people per square mile . There were 566 housing units at an average density of 448.4 per square mile...

     †
  • Cambridge
    Cambridge, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 5,520 people, 2,237 households, and 1,353 families residing in the city. The population density was 894.1 people per square mile . There were 2,373 housing units at an average density of 384.4 per square mile...

  • Isanti
    Isanti, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 2,324 people, 816 households, and 576 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,095.3 people per square mile . There were 834 housing units at an average density of 393.1 per square mile...

  • Athens Township
  • Bradford Township
    Bradford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota
    Bradford Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,472 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

  • Cambridge Township
  • Dalbo Township
  • Isanti Township
  • Maple Ridge Township
    Maple Ridge Township, Isanti County, Minnesota
    Maple Ridge Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 737 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles , of which, 35.0 square miles of it is land and...

  • North Branch Township
  • Oxford Township
  • Spencer Brook Township
  • Springvale Township
  • Stanchfield Township
  • Stanford Township
  • Wyanett Township
  • Andree
    Andree, Minnesota
    Andree is a small unincorporated community in Stanchfield Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Road 4 and State Highway 65 are two of the main routes in the community.The communities of Coin, Brunswick, and Braham are nearby....

  • Athens
    Athens, Minnesota
    Athens is an unincorporated community in Athens Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Road 9 serves as a main route in the community. State Highway 65 is nearby....

  • Blomford
    Blomford, Minnesota
    Blomford is an unincorporated community in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located between Isanti and North Branch at the junction of Isanti County Roads 5 and 12.Blomford is located in Isanti Township and North Branch Township....

  • Bodum
    Bodum, Minnesota
    Bodum is a ghost town in section 16 of Isanti Township, in Isanti County, Minnesota.-History:Bodum had a post office from 1899 until 1903, as well as a store, a creamery, and an ice house. Bodum was not on a railroad line or major road, and never developed beyond a farm community...

  • Bradford
    Bradford, Minnesota
    Bradford is an unincorporated community in Bradford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located west of Cambridge and Isanti; and north of St...

  • Carmody
    Carmody, Minnesota
    Carmody is an unincorporated community in Dalbo Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Roads 13, 15, and 62 are three of the main routes in the community.-References:Official State of Minnesota Highway Map - 2007/2008 edition...

  • Crown
    Crown, Minnesota
    Crown is an unincorporated community in Stanford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located north of St. Francis....

  • Dalbo
    Dalbo, Minnesota
    Dalbo is an unincorporated community in Dalbo Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Roads 3 and 13; and State Highway 47 are three of the main routes in the community.-References:...

  • Day
    Day, Minnesota
    Day is an unincorporated community in Maple Ridge Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Roads 4 and 22 are two of the main routes in the community. State Highway 47 and the community of Dalbo are nearby.-Notes:...

  • Edgewood
    Edgewood, Minnesota
    Edgewood is an unincorporated community in Isanti Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located between the cities of Cambridge and Isanti at the junction of State Highway 65 and old Highway 65...

  • Elm Park
    Elm Park, Minnesota
    Elm Park is an unincorporated community in Maple Ridge Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Roads 3 and 14 are two of the main routes in the community.-References:Minnesota DOT map of Isanti County - 2009 edition...

  • Grandy
    Grandy, Minnesota
    Grandy is an unincorporated community in Cambridge Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located immediately north of the city of Cambridge at the junction of State Highway 65 and Isanti County Road 6....

  • Oxlip
    Oxlip, Minnesota
    Oxlip is an unincorporated community in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located in Spencer Brook Township and Bradford Township.The community is located at the junction of Isanti County Road 5 and Roanoke Street NW...

  • Pine Brook
    Pine Brook, Minnesota
    Pine Brook is an unincorporated community in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located between Cambridge and Princeton at the junction of State Highway 47 and State Highway 95....

  • Spencer Brook
    Spencer Brook, Minnesota
    Spencer Brook is an unincorporated community in Spencer Brook Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Roads 7 and 40 are two of the main routes in the community.Spencer Brook is located between Bradford and Princeton....

  • Springvale
    Springvale, Minnesota
    Springvale is an unincorporated community in Springvale Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located at the junction of Isanti County Road 6 and Flamingo Street NW. County Road 14 is nearby....

  • Stanley
    Stanley, Minnesota
    Stanley is an unincorporated community in Isanti Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Stanley is located east of Cambridge at the junction of Lever Street NE and 321st Avenue NE. Lake Fannie is nearby....

  • Stanchfield
    Stanchfield, Minnesota
    Stanchfield is an unincorporated community in Stanchfield Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Roads 3 and 36; and State Highway 65 are three of the main routes in the community.The community is located between Cambridge and Braham...

  • Stanford
  • Walbo
    Walbo, Minnesota
    Walbo is an unincorporated community in Springvale Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located at the junction of State Highway 95 and Isanti County Road 1.Walbo is located west of Cambridge.-References:...

  • Weber
    Weber, Minnesota
    Weber is an unincorporated community in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located at the junction of Isanti County Road 12 and Isanti County Road 47 ....

  • West Point
    West Point, Minnesota
    West Point is an unincorporated community in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located at the junction of State Highway 47 and Roanoke Street NW.West Point is located at the survey point boundary line for:*Wyanett Township...

  • Wyanett
    Wyanett, Minnesota
    Wyanett is an unincorporated community in Wyanett Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located between Cambridge and Princeton at the junction of State Highway 95 and Nacre Street NW.-References:...


  • † A small part of Braham extends into Kanabec County.


    Politics

    Election results from statewide races
    Year Office GOP
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    DEM
    Democratic Party (United States)
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    Others
    2008 President
    United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2008
    The 2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice...

    56.6% 41.1% 2.3%
    Senator
    United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008
    The 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 2008. After a legal battle lasting over eight months, Al Franken from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in one of the closest elections in the history of the Senate...

    48.0% 32.9% 19.1%
    2006 Governor
    Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2006
    The 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Tim Pawlenty was endorsed by the state Republican convention on June 2, 2006, while the state Democratic-Farmer-Labor convention endorsed Mike Hatch on June 10, 2006...

    53.4% 39.9% 6.7%
    Senator 45.2% 50.9% 3.9%
    2004 President 57.9% 40.8% 1.3%
    2002 Governor
    Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002
    The 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Minnesota. Republican candidate Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic candidate Roger Moe and Independence Party of Minnesota candidate Tim Penny...

    53.0% 32.1% 14.9%
    Senator
    United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2002
    The 2002 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone was running for re-election to a third term, but died in a plane crash eleven days before the election. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chose former Vice President...

    56.4% 40.6% 3.0%
    2000 President
    United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2000
    The 2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election...

    51.4% 41.8% 6.8%
    Senator
    United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2000
    The 2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 7, 2000 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Minnesota. The race pitted incumbent Republican Senator Rod Grams against Minnesota State Auditor Mark Dayton. Dayton won with 48.83% of the vote against Grams’...

    51.4% 40.2% 8.3%
    1998 Governor
    Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1998
    The 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura defeated Republican Party challenger Norm Coleman and Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party challenger Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey III...

    27.3% 19.6% 53.1%
    1996 President 34.3% 46.6% 19.1%
    Senator
    United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1994
    The 1994 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held in 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David Durenberger decided to retire instead of seeking a third full term. Republican Rod Grams won the open seat.-Results:- References :...

    40.9% 47.8% 11.3%
    1994 Governor
    Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1994
    The 1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Arne Carlson defeated Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party challenger John Marty.-Results:-General election:...

    61.0% 36.0% 3.0%
    Senator
    United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1994
    The 1994 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held in 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David Durenberger decided to retire instead of seeking a third full term. Republican Rod Grams won the open seat.-Results:- References :...

    53.2% 38.7% 8.1%
    1992 President 29.8% 40.3% 29.9%


    This rural
    Rural
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     county is much more conservative than the state as a whole. In 2008, John McCain
    John McCain
    John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

     won this county with almost 57% of the vote, when he lost the state with just 44% of the vote. Norm Coleman
    Norm Coleman
    Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a United States senator from Minnesota from 2003 to 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a senator, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2002...

     also did very well, obtaining 48% of the vote while losing the state with 42%. Also, both George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
    George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

     and Tim Pawlenty
    Tim Pawlenty
    Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

     won this county twice, winning a majority of the county each time.

    Democrats tend to do very poorly here. In 2008, Barack Obama
    Barack Obama
    Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

     obtained just 41% while he won the state with 54% of the vote. Al Franken
    Al Franken
    Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party....

     did very poorly, getting just 33% of the vote. Since 1992, just one Democrat won this county with over 50% of the vote.

    Independents also do very well in this county. In 1998, the county's results were Jesse Ventura
    Jesse Ventura
    James George Janos , better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, Navy UDT veteran, former SEAL reservist, actor, and former radio and television talk show host...

    's best performance in the state, winning the county with over 50% of the vote. Ross Perot
    Ross Perot
    Henry Ross Perot is a U.S. businessman best known for running for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systems in 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988...

     came in a close third place with 29% of the vote while getting 24% statewide.

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