Roseau County, Minnesota

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Roseau County (Template:IPAc-en) is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,331.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Roseau.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Roseau County borders the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Part of the Red Lake Indian Reservation is in Roseau County.

History

Roseau County was once the home of many Ojibwe, Sioux, and Mandan tribes. Archeologists have found artifacts within the county belonging to these tribes that date back 7,200 years.<ref>Roseau History Template:Webarchive, Roseau MN. Accessed May 17, 2008.</ref> More recent history includes fur trappers and European-based explorers. By 1822, a fur-trading post was established in the area. In 1885, the future Roseau City hosted four settlers; by 1895 there were 600, and the area was incorporated as Roseau.<ref name=HO/>

By the mid-1880s the early settlers of eastern Kittson County were feeling the disadvantage of their location, far from the county seat, and petitioned the government for a separate county. On December 31, 1894,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Governor Knute Nelson proclaimed the eastern portion of Kittson a new county, to be named Roseau.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> On February 11, 1896, the next governor, David Marston Clough, added part of Beltrami County to Roseau County. Roseau was named the county seat.<ref name="HO">Historical Overview (accessed April 3, 2019)</ref>

Geography

Template:Stack Roseau County is in far northern Minnesota. Its northern boundary abuts Canada. The Roseau River drains the upper part of the county, flowing west into Kittson County on its way to the Hudson Bay. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, devoted to agriculture, and dotted with lakes and drainages. There is considerable wooded area, especially in the southeast portion.<ref name="RCM">Roseau County MN Google Maps (accessed April 3, 2019)</ref> The county has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.4%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Roseau is one of 17 Minnesota savanna counties with more savanna soils than prairie or forest soils.

Transportation

Airports

Warroad International Memorial Airport (KRRT) - two miles northwest of Warroad
Piney Pinecreek Border Airport - extends into Canada; serves as a limited airport of entry between the two nations.
Roseau Airport - 2 miles east of Roseau

Beltrami Island State Forest
Hayes Lake State Park
Lost River State Forest
Luxemburg Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
Roseau River State Wildlife Management Area
Sprague Creek Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
Two Rivers Aspen Park Scientific and Natural Area

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Demographics

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2020 census

Roseau County Racial Composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	13,700	89.4%
Black or African American (NH)	85	0.6%
Native American (NH)	229	1.5%
Asian (NH)	398	2.6%
Pacific Islander (NH)	10	0.07%
Other/Mixed (NH)	671	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	238	1.6%

2000 census

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2022 US Census population pyramid for Roseau County, from ACS 5-year estimates

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,338 people, 6,190 households, and 4,438 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 7,101 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 1.42% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.0% were of Norwegian, 18.8% German and 10.7% Swedish ancestry.

There were 6,190 households, out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.11.

The county population contained 29.80% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,852, and the median income for a family was $46,185. Males had a median income of $29,747 versus $23,630 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,053. About 4.60% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.50% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

In presidential elections, Roseau is Minnesota's most reliably Republican-voting county. John McCain's and George W. Bush's best performances in Minnesota were in Roseau County. Bush won it twice, with over 65% of the vote. It was also one of the few Minnesota counties that George H. W. Bush won in 1992 and Bob Dole won in 1996.

Roseau County is less reliably Republican in senatorial and gubernatorial elections. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has won two senatorial elections here since 1992. Independents do not perform as well in Roseau County as in the rest of Minnesota. In the 1998 gubernatorial election, Norm Coleman's best performance in Minnesota was in Roseau County, where he won with almost 50% of the vote.

County Board of Commissioners<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Name	District	Next Election
Commissioner	Glenda Phillipe	District 1	2026
Commissioner	Jack Swanson	District 2	2024
Commissioner and Chairperson	Levi Novacek	District 3	2024
Commissioner	Russell Walker	District 4	2024
Commissioner	Daryl Wicklund	District 5	2026

State Legislature (2018–2020)
Position		Name	Affiliation	District
style="background-color:Template:Party color" \|	Senate	Mark Johnson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Republican	District 1
style="background-color:Template:Party color" \|	House of Representatives	Dan Fabian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Republican	District 1A

U.S Congress (2018–2020)
Position		Name	Affiliation	District
style="background-color:Template:Party color" \|	House of Representatives	Collin Peterson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Democrat	7th
style="background-color:Template:Party color" \|	Senate	Amy Klobuchar<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Democrat	N/A
style="background-color:Template:Party color" \|	Senate	Tina Smith<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Democrat	N/A