Editing Isanti County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Isanti County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | logo                 = Isanti County Minnesota Logo.png
 | founded date         = February 13
 | founded year         = 1857
 | seat wl              = Cambridge
 | largest city wl      = Cambridge
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 452
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 436
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 16
 | area percentage      = 3.5%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 41135
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 43687 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 88.8
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = www.co.isanti.mn.us
 | named for            = Izaty Indians
 | ex image             = Isanti Co Courthouse 4.JPG
 | ex image cap         = Old Isanti County Courthouse
 | district             = 8th
}}

'''Isanti County''' ({{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|s|æ|n|t|iː}} {{respell|eye|SAN|tee}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |access-date=July 4, 2011 |website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the east-central part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 41,135.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/isanticountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Cambridge, Minnesota|Cambridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
The county was formed on February 13, 1857.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/collections17minnuoft/page/248 Upham, Warren. ''Minnesota Geographic Names, p. 249''  (1920). Accessed 12 March 2019]</ref> Its name came from the Izaty Indians, the ancient name for the [[Santee Sioux|Santee Indians]], members of the Dakota alliance. ''Isanti'' is derived from the [[Dakota language|Dakota]] word for "knife" and refers to the [[Dakota people|Santee]] tribe.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n155 166]}}</ref>

Isanti County is included in the [[Minneapolis]]-[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]-[[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]] [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
The [[Rum River]] flows south through the county's central part. The county's terrain is hilly and etched with drainages and gullies, and dotted with lakes and ponds.<ref name="ICM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Isanti+County,+MN/@45.5732012,-93.4065733,44734m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b3a12e0124c5f5:0xf04246612107ed8c!8m2!3d45.6301379!4d-93.2537327 ''Isanti County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 12, 2019)]</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is near its northwest corner, at {{convert|1,020|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Isanti County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 12, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|452|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|436|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (3.5%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> [[File:Isanti Co Pie Chart & Savannas Map.pdf|thumb|right|Soils and Savanna distribution in Isanti County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 61-64. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]{{Stack|[[File:Tip_Toe_Savannas_East_Isanti_County.JPG|thumb|Soils of Isanti County's Tip Toe Savannas]]}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:MN-47.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 47]]
* [[Image:MN-65.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 65]]
* [[Image:MN-95.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 95]]
* [[Image:MN-107.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 107]]
* ''[[County roads in Isanti County, Minnesota|List of county roads]]''
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Kanabec County, Minnesota|Kanabec County]] - north
* [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine County]] - northeast
* [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago County]] - east
* [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka County]] - south
* [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]] - southwest
* [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===

Source:<ref name=ICM/>

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* Cranberry Wildlife Management Area
* Crooked Road State Wildlife Management Area
* Marget Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Marvin W. Schubring Memorial Wildlife Management Area
* Maywood County Park
* Spectacle Lake Wildlife Management Area
* Springvale County Park
* Twin Lake Scientific and Natural Area
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 284
|1870= 2035
|1880= 5063
|1890= 7607
|1900= 11675
|1910= 12615
|1920= 13278
|1930= 12081
|1940= 12950
|1950= 12123
|1960= 13530
|1970= 16560
|1980= 23600
|1990= 25921
|2000= 31287
|2010= 37816
|2020= 41135
|estyear=2024
|estimate=43687
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Isanti County, Minnesota - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Isanti County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27059&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Isanti County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27059&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|35,958
|37,559
|95.09%
|91.31%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|228
|314
|0.60%
|0.83%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|163
|201
|0.43%
|0.53%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|302
|488
|0.80%
|1.29%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|12
|13
|0.03%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|20
|154
|0.05%
|0.41%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|517
|1,510
|1.37%
|3.99%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|582
|5,308
|1.54%
|2.37%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''37,816'''
|'''41,135'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2000 census===
[[File:IsantiCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Isanti County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 37,816 people, 14,331 households, and 8,415 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|86.7|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 12,062 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.7|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 30.3% were of [[German people|German]], 21.3% [[swedish people|Swedish]], 12.7% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] and 5.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 11,236 households, of which 38.1% had children under 18 living with them, 62.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.

The county population contained 28.7% under 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 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]] for the county was $20,348. About 4.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under 18 and 8.6% of those 65 or older.

==Communities==
===Cities===
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* [[Braham, Minnesota|Braham]] (partially in [[Kanabec County, Minnesota|Kanabec County]])
* [[Cambridge, Minnesota|Cambridge]] (county seat)
* [[Isanti, Minnesota|Isanti]]
* [[St. Francis, Minnesota|St. Francis]] (mostly in [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka County]])
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
* [[Stanchfield, Minnesota|Stanchfield]]

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Andree, Minnesota|Andree]]
* [[Bodum, Minnesota|Bodum]] (ghost town)
* [[Athens, Minnesota|Athens]]
* [[Blomford, Minnesota|Blomford]]
* [[Bradford, Minnesota|Bradford]]
* [[Carmody, Minnesota|Carmody]]
* [[Crown, Minnesota|Crown]]
* [[Dalbo, Minnesota|Dalbo]]
* [[Day, Minnesota|Day]]
* [[Edgewood, Minnesota|Edgewood]]
* [[Elm Park, Minnesota|Elm Park]]
* [[Grandy, Minnesota|Grandy]]
* [[Oxlip, Minnesota|Oxlip]]
* [[Pine Brook, Minnesota|Pine Brook]]
* [[Spencer Brook, Minnesota|Spencer Brook]]
* [[Spring Lake, Isanti County, Minnesota|Spring Lake]]
* [[Springvale, Minnesota|Springvale]]
* [[Stanchfield Corner, Minnesota|Stanchfield Corner]]
* [[Stanford, Minnesota|Stanford]]
* [[Stanley, Minnesota|Stanley]]
* [[Walbo, Minnesota|Walbo]]
* [[Weber, Minnesota|Weber]]
* [[West Point, Minnesota|West Point]]
* [[Wyanett, Minnesota|Wyanett]]
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===Townships===
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* [[Athens Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Athens Township]]
* [[Bradford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Bradford Township]]
* [[Cambridge Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Cambridge Township]]
* [[Dalbo Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Dalbo Township]]
* [[Isanti Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti Township]]
* [[Maple Ridge Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Maple Ridge Township]]
* [[North Branch Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|North Branch Township]]
* [[Oxford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Oxford Township]]
* [[Spencer Brook Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Spencer Brook Township]]
* [[Springvale Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Springvale Township]]
* [[Stanchfield Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Stanchfield Township]]
* [[Stanford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Stanford Township]]
* [[Wyanett Township, Isanti County, Minnesota|Wyanett Township]]
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
This [[rural]] turned exurban county is more [[conservative]] than the state as a whole. In 2008, [[John McCain]] won this county with almost 57% of the vote, while losing the state with 44% of the vote. [[Norm Coleman]] also did well, obtaining 48% of the vote while losing the state with 42%. Both [[George W. Bush]] and [[Tim Pawlenty]] won this county twice, winning a majority of the county each time.

Democrats tend to do poorly here. In 2008, [[Barack Obama]] obtained just 41% while he won the state with 54% of the vote. [[Al Franken]] received just 33% of Isanti County's votes. Since 1992, no Democrat has won this county with over 50% of the vote. In 2016, [[Donald Trump]] won almost 65% of the vote here while narrowly losing the state to [[Hillary Clinton]]. In 2020, Trump increased his vote share to just over 68%.

Independents also do well in this county. In 1998, the county's results were [[Jesse Ventura]]'s best performance in the state, winning the county with over 50% of the vote. [[Ross Perot]] came in a close third place with 29% of the vote while getting 24% statewide.

{{PresHead|place=Isanti County, Minnesota|whig=no|source1=<ref name="Atlas">{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |access-date=September 19, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|18,027|7,384|507|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|16,491|7,138|606|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|13,635|5,657|1,724|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|11,675|8,024|518|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|11,324|8,248|481|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|11,190|7,883|240|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|7,668|6,247|1,014|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,450|6,041|2,464|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,988|5,386|3,992|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|5,246|6,075|131|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,660|5,378|79|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,480|5,457|872|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,159|6,013|245|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,715|3,660|259|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|2,429|3,439|469|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,982|4,026|10|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,067|2,599|28|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,348|2,605|6|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,682|2,393|67|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,918|2,758|318|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,205|2,225|57|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,617|2,654|90|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,437|3,442|244|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,484|3,147|246|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,137|1,191|82|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,588|79|2,349|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,007|405|1,038|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,123|935|273|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|314|333|1,513|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,198|466|385|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,603|137|167|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,525|504|69|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,490|750|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|728|105|564|Minnesota}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Isanti County, Minnesota]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060518111052/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tda/maps/GIM/Counties/isanti.pdf Minnesota DOT map of Isanti County]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Isanti County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Kanabec County, Minnesota|Kanabec County]]
|Northeast = [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine County]]
|East      = [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago County]]
|South     = [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka County]]
|Southwest = [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]]
|Northwest = [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]]
}}

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