Editing Sherburne County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Sherburne County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = February 25
 | founded year         = 1856<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Place Names |url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620201420/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=March 19, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref>
 | seat wl              = Elk River
 | largest city wl      = Elk River
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 451
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 433
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 18
 | area percentage      = 4.0%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 97183
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 103059 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 225
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = www.co.sherburne.mn.us
 | named for            = [[Moses Sherburne]]
 | logo                 = Sherburne County Wordmark.png
 | district             = 6th
 | ex image             = SherburneCC (cropped).jpg
 | ex image cap         = Historic Sherburne County Courthouse, built 1877
}}

'''Sherburne County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in [[Central Minnesota]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 97,183.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sherburnecountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Elk River, Minnesota|Elk River]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> As of late 2024 the county obtained a city when [[Baldwin Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Baldwin Township]] incorporated into the [https://baldwinmn.gov/ City of Baldwin]. Although Baldwin partially incorporated to avoid a partial annexation by [[Princeton, Minnesota|Princeton]], the township had been discussing incorporation for over twenty years primarily as a means to qualify for additional state and federal funding. 

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

==History==
The [[Wisconsin Territory]] was established by the federal government effective July 3, 1836, and existed until its eastern portion was granted statehood (as Wisconsin) in 1848. Therefore, the federal government set up the [[Minnesota Territory]] effective March 3, 1849. The newly organized territorial legislature created nine counties across the territory in October of that year. One of those original counties, [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton]], had its southern section partitioned off on February 25, 1856, to form a new county. It was named Sherburne, to recognize [[Moses Sherburne]] (1808-1868), a prominent area attorney, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Minnesota Territory (1853-1857), who retired to the county and spent his final year of life there (in Orono).

The area now delineated by [[Big Lake Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Big Lake Township]] was first settled in 1848; the small village was named Humboldt. When the county creation was announced in 1856, Humboldt was named the county seat. The area now covered by [[Elk River, Minnesota|Elk River]] was also first settled in 1848. Two villages grew up, fairly close together: Orono (platted 1855); and Elk River Village (platted 1865). Their growth was such that by 1867 a county vote moved the county seat from Humboldt to Elk River (designated as "The Lower Town" in the vote, to distinguish it from nearby Orono. The two villages merged under the name 'Elk River' in 1881). Also in 1867, the village of Humboldt changed its name to Big Lake.

The boundaries of Sherburne County have remained as created since 1856.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA513 |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |pages=513–514 |access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{Stack|[[File:Sherburne Co Chart 2015 No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Sherburne County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 61-64. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]}}
The [[Mississippi River]] flows southeast along the county's south border. The [[Rum River]] flows southeast through the county's upper east portion. The [[Elk River (Minnesota)|Elk River]] rises in nearby [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton County]], and flows south-southeast through the western and southern part of Sherburne County, discharging into the Mississippi at [[Elk River, Minnesota|Elk River]]. The [[St. Francis River (Minnesota)|Saint Francis River]] also rises in Benton and flows southward through the central part of Sherburne County, discharging into the Elk just north of [[Big Lake, Minnesota|Big Lake]].
[[File:Sherburne County Wordmark.png|alt=Sherburne County's wordmark.|thumb|The wordmark of Sherburne County in Minnesota.]]
The terrain of Sherburne County consists of low rolling hills, partially wooded, heavily sprinkled with lakes, ponds and depressions.<ref name="SCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sherburne+County,+MN/@45.4118504,-93.7571941,12576m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b37d6ae66e9023:0x3da4231fcc3869ed!8m2!3d45.4644612!4d-93.7298983 Sherburne County MN Google Maps (accessed April 25, 2019)]</ref> The soil of Sherburne County contains considerable sand and gravel due to glacial activity in past epochs, and thus is less suitable for agriculture than much of Minnesota.<ref>[https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/minnesota/MN141/0/sherb_MN.pdf Soil Survey of Sherburne County, Minnesota (USDA, n.d.) Accessed April 25, 2019]</ref> The county terrain slopes to the south and east.<ref>[https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm "Find an Altitude/Sherburne County MN"  Google Maps (accessed April 25, 2019)]</ref> The county's highest point lies {{convert|3|mi|km}} east-southeast of [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|Saint Cloud]], at {{convert|1,110|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22118 Sherburne County High Point - PeakBagger.com (accessed April 25, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|451|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|433|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|18|sqmi}} (4.0%) 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/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 10]]
* [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 169]]
* [[Image:MN-24.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 24]]
* [[Image:MN-25.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 25]]
* [[Image:MN-101.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 101]]
* [[Image:MN-301.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 301]]
{{div col end}}

===Airports===
* [[List of airports in Minnesota|Leaders Clear Lake Airport]] (8Y6) - {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} east of [[Clear Lake, Minnesota|Clear Lake]]
* [[Princeton Municipal Airport (Minnesota)|Princeton Municipal Airport]] (PNM) - at SW edge of [[Princeton, Minnesota|Princeton]] (on border between [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs]] and Sherburne counties)
* [[St. Cloud Regional Airport]] (STC) - {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} east of [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|Saint Cloud]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]] - north
* [[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti County]] - northeast
* [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka County]] - east
* [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] - southeast
* [[Wright County, Minnesota|Wright County]] - southwest
* [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]] - west
* [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton County]] - northwest
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas<ref name=SCM/>===
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* Bridgeview Park Reserve<ref name="SCP">[https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/610/County-Parks Sherburne County - Parks & Recreation (accessed April 25, 2019)]</ref>
* Clear Lake Scientific and Natural Area
* Fremont Wildlife Management Area
* Grams Regional Park<ref name=SCP/>
* Harry W. Cater Homestead Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
* Island View Regional Park<ref name=SCP/>
* Oak Savanna Park<ref name=SCP/>
* Rice Lake Savanna Scientific and Natural Area
* Sand Dunes State Forest
* Sand Prairie Wildlife Management Area
* [[Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge]]
* Uncas Dunes Scientific and Natural Area
* William H. Houlton Conservation Area
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 723
|1870= 2050
|1880= 3855
|1890= 5908
|1900= 7281
|1910= 8136
|1920= 9651
|1930= 9709
|1940= 10456
|1950= 10661
|1960= 12861
|1970= 18344
|1980= 29908
|1990= 41945
|2000= 64417
|2010= 88499
|2020= 97183
|estyear=2024
|estimate=103059
|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/prod/www/decennial.html |access-date=October 25, 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 25, 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 25, 2014 |publisher=United States 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 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Sherburne 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) - Sherburne County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27141&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) - Sherburne County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27141&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|81,983
|84,761
|92.64%
|87.22%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,644
|3,648
|1.86%
|3.75%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|389
|390
|0.43%
|0.40%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,126
|1,277
|1.27%
|1.31%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|18
|22
|0.02%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|62
|313
|0.07%
|0.32%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,336
|3,952
|1.51%
|4.07%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,941
|2,820
|2.19%
|2.90%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''88,499'''
|'''97,183'''
|'''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:SherburneCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Sherburne County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
At the [[census]] of 2000, there were 64,417 people, 21,581 households and 16,746 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|148|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52.7|/mi2|/km2}}. The county's racial makeup was 96.73% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.85% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.58% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 40.1% were of [[German people|German]], 13.6% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 7.5% [[swedish people|Swedish]] and 6.2% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 21,581 households, of which 44.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% were non-families. 15.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.27.

The county population contained 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 33.90% from 25 to 44, 18.40% from 45 to 64, and 7.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.20 males.

The [[median household income]] was $57,014 and the median family income was $61,790. Males had a median income of $41,601 and females $27,689. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $21,322. About 2.30% of families and 4.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.50% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.
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==Communities==
===Cities===
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* [[Baldwin Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Baldwin]]
* [[Becker, Minnesota|Becker]]
* [[Big Lake, Minnesota|Big Lake]]
* [[Clear Lake, Minnesota|Clear Lake]]
* [[Elk River, Minnesota|Elk River]] (county seat)
* [[Princeton, Minnesota|Princeton]] (part)
* [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]] (part)
* [[Zimmerman, Minnesota|Zimmerman]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Bailey, Minnesota|Bailey]]
* [[Briggs Lake, Minnesota|Briggs Lake]]
* [[Cable, Minnesota|Cable]]
* [[Orrock, Minnesota|Orrock]]
* [[Salida, Minnesota|Salida]]
* [[Santiago, Minnesota|Santiago]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col}}
* [[Becker Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Becker Township]]
* [[Big Lake Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Big Lake Township]]
* [[Blue Hill Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Blue Hill Township]]
* [[Clear Lake Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Clear Lake Township]]
* [[Haven Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Haven Township]]
* [[Livonia Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Livonia Township]]
* [[Orrock Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Orrock Township]]
* [[Palmer Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Palmer Township]]
* [[Santiago Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota|Santiago Township]]
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
Sherburne County has traditionally voted Republican. Since 1980 the county has selected the Republican Party candidate in 80% of national elections (as of 2024).
{{PresHead|place=Sherburne County, Minnesota|source=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=October 10, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|38,491|18,329|1,140|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|36,222|18,065|1,325|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|31,053|13,293|3,937|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|27,848|17,597|1,064|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|26,140|17,957|893|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|25,182|15,816|456|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|16,813|12,109|1,913|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|8,699|10,551|4,025|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|7,339|7,843|6,659|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|8,360|7,959|183|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,738|6,140|82|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|6,035|6,229|1,356|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,361|6,678|403|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,332|4,070|256|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|2,737|3,481|375|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,132|3,787|21|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,837|2,568|12|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,681|1,796|10|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,839|1,630|9|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,828|1,958|109|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,046|1,447|25|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|2,450|1,570|20|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,623|1,881|233|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,601|1,938|86|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,437|1,064|27|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,961|180|940|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,747|307|171|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|965|731|88|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|335|360|823|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,002|366|109|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,165|186|58|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|931|373|56|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,008|536|33|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|632|290|251|Minnesota}}

==See also==
* [[Great River Regional Library]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota#Sherburne County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Sherburne County, Minnesota]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/ Sherburne County government’s website]
* [[USS Sherburne]], United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport, built and used during World War II, named after Sherburne County. 

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Sherburne County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]]
|Northeast = [[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti County]]
|Southeast = [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka County]]
|South     = [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]]
|Southwest = [[Wright County, Minnesota|Wright County]]
|West      = [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]]
|Northwest = [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton County]]
}}
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