Crow Wing county, Minnesota - wikipedia Crow Wing county, Minnesota Crow Wing County, Minnesota Historic Crow Wing County courthouse Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota 's location in the U.S. Founded May 23, 1857 ( created ) 1870 ( organized ) Named for Crow Wing River Seat Brainerd Largest city Brainerd Area Total 1,157 sq mi ( 2,997 km ) Land 999 sq mi ( 2,587 km ) Water 157 sq mi ( 407 km ), 14 % Population ( est. ) ( 2016 ) 63,940 Density 55 / sq mi ( 21 / km ) Congressional district 8th Time zone Central : UTC − 6 / − 5 Website www.co.crow-wing.mn.us Crow Wing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 62,500. Its county seat is Brainerd. The county was formed in 1857 and organized in 1870. Crow Wing County is included in the Brainerd, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Topography and vegetation 2.2 Superfund site and environmental damage 2.3 Major highways 2.4 Adjacent counties 3 Demographics 4 Communities 4.1 Cities 4.2 Townships 4.3 Census - designated place 4.4 Other unincorporated communities 4.5 Unorganized territories 4.6 Original settlement 5 Politics 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History Crow Wing County was established on May 23, 1857 and organized March 3, 1870. It is named for the Crow Wing River, which is itself named for an island in the river which is shaped like the wing of a crow. Twenty years or more before the county was outlined and named, a trading post was established on the east side of the Mississippi River opposite the mouth of the Crow Wing River. In 1837 there was again a station of the fur traders facing the northern mouth of the Crow Wing River. A few years later it became the center of Indian trading and had the general supply store for the area. By 1866, the village contained about 600 whites and Chippewas and was one of the major population centers in Minnesota. Although the county seat, Crow Wing was soon superseded by Brainerd and eventually became a ghost town known as Old Crow Wing, its memory is preserved by Crow Wing State Park. Brainerd township was founded in 1870 when the Northern Pacific survey determined that the crossing of the Mississippi should be there. It became a city on November 19, 1881. The name was chosen in honor of the father in law of J. Gregory Smith, the first president of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Skeptical of Town 's Growth Ex-governor Smith of Vermont may properly be called the father and founder of Brainerd. He gave it the name of his father - in - law, Lawrence Brainerd, the first president of the Vermont Central, has given it a memorial Congregational Church, which is now nearly completed, and had he continued president of the Northern Pacific would have undoubtedly dealt kindly and liberally by the town. Soils of Crow Wing County Soils of Crow Wing State Park neighborhood The Northern Pacific Railroad ran its first train to Brainerd, a special train, on March 11, 1871 and its regular passenger service began the next September. The first passenger train from the Twin Cities, by way of Sauk Rapids, came November 1, 1877. The part of Crow Wing County west of the Mississippi was annexed from Cass County by an act of the Legislature on February 18, 1887, doubling its former area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,157 square miles ( 3,000 km ), of which 999 square miles ( 2,590 km ) is land and 157 square miles ( 410 km ) ( 14 % ) is water. Topography and vegetation Crow Wing County has two state forests, the Crow Wing State Forest and the Emily State Forest. It also has the Cuyuna Lakes State Trail which lies in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The topography of the region is gently rolling to flat, with waters and wetlands generously interspersed with the woodlands that cover the landscape. It is home to an abundance of wildlife. Visitors may see white - tailed deer, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, raccoon, red fox, gray fox, coyote, mink, muskrat, squirrels, and beaver. Occasionally, American black bears may be observed. Bald eagles and osprey frequent the area, and many species of waterfowl also take advantage of the abundant aquatic habitat found in the marshes and lakes of the county. There are many lakes and rivers in Crow Wing County. The main river is the Mississippi River although there are more smaller streams in the county too. It has about 417 recognized lakes. The top ten ranked according to size are : Gull Lake -- 9,419 acres ( 38.12 km ) Pelican Lake -- 8,254 acres ( 33.40 km ) Upper and Lower White Fish Lake -- 7,372 acres ( 29.83 km ) North Long Lake -- 5,997 acres ( 24.27 km ) Lake Edward -- 2,576 acres ( 10.42 km ) Bay Lake -- 2,393 acres ( 9.68 km ) Cross Lake ( Minnesota ) -- 1,752 acres ( 7.09 km ) Round Lake -- 1,645 acres ( 6.66 km ) Big Trout Lake -- 1,343 acres ( 5.43 km ) Lower South Long Lake -- 1,312 acres ( 5.31 km ) Superfund site and Environmental damage Crow Wing County contains the Burlington Northern ( Brainerd / Baxter ) United States Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site. The site, located between the cities of Brainerd and Baxter, was the location of a Burlington Northern Railroad tie treatment plant. Wastewater generated from the wood - treating process was sent to two shallow, unlined ponds. This created a sludge which contaminated both the underlying soils and the groundwater with creosote and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons ( PAHs ). Major highways U.S. Route 169 Minnesota State Highway 6 Minnesota State Highway 18 Minnesota State Highway 25 Minnesota State Highway 210 Minnesota State Highway 309 Minnesota State Highway 371 Adjacent counties Aitkin County ( northeast ) Mille Lacs County ( southeast ) Morrison County ( southwest ) Cass County ( northwest, north ) Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1860 269 -- 1870 200 − 25.7 % 1880 2,319 1,059.5 % 1890 8,852 281.7 % 1900 14,250 61.0 % 1910 16,861 18.3 % 1920 24,566 45.7 % 1930 25,627 4.3 % 1940 30,226 17.9 % 1950 30,875 2.1 % 1960 32,134 4.1 % 1970 34,826 8.4 % 1980 41,722 19.8 % 44,249 6.1 % 2000 55,099 24.5 % 62,500 13.4 % Est. 2016 63,940 2.3 % U.S. Decennial Census 1790 - 1960 1900 - 1990 1990 - 2000 2010 - 2016 Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data As of the 2000 census, there were 55,099 people, 22,250 households, and 15,174 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile ( 21 / km2 ). There were 33,483 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile ( 13 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the county was 97.64 % White, 0.31 % Black or African American, 0.78 % Native American, 0.28 % Asian, 0.01 % Pacific Islander, 0.20 % from other races, and 0.78 % from two or more races. 0.69 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.5 % were of German, 16.4 % Norwegian, 9.4 % Swedish, 6.2 % Irish and 5.2 % American ancestry. There were 22,250 households out of which 30.20 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70 % were married couples living together, 8.00 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80 % were non-families. 26.40 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93. In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80 % under the age of 18, 8.10 % from 18 to 24, 25.60 % from 25 to 44, 24.40 % from 45 to 64, and 17.10 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,589, and the median income for a family was $44,847. Males had a median income of $33,838 versus $22,896 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,174. About 6.50 % of families and 9.80 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40 % of those under age 18 and 9.90 % of those age 65 or over. Communities Cities Baxter Brainerd ( county seat ) Breezy Point Crosby Crosslake Cuyuna Deerwood Emily Fifty Lakes Fort Ripley Garrison Ironton Jenkins Manhattan Beach Nisswa Pequot Lakes Riverton Trommald Townships Bay Lake Township Center Township Crow Wing Township Daggett Brook Township Deerwood Township Fairfield Township Fort Ripley Township Gail Lake Township Garrison Township Ideal Township Irondale Township Jenkins Township Lake Edwards Township Little Pine Township Long Lake Township Maple Grove Township Mission Township Nokay Lake Township Oak Lawn Township Pelican Township Perry Lake Township Platte Lake Township Rabbit Lake Township Roosevelt Township Ross Lake Township Sibley Township ( former ) St. Mathias Township Timothy Township Wolford Township Census - designated place Merrifield Other unincorporated communities Barrows Bay Lake Crosby Beach Crow Wing Ideal Corners Iron Hub Klondyke Lake Hubert Legionville Little Pine Loerch Mission Pine Center Shephard St. Mathias Swanburg Wolford Woodrow Unorganized territories Dean Lake West Crow Wing Original settlement Old Crow Wing Politics Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties 2016 62.2 % 22,287 30.6 % 10,982 7.2 % 2,573 2012 55.6 % 19,415 42.3 % 14,760 2.1 % 745 2008 52.8 % 18,567 45.1 % 15,859 2.1 % 739 57.0 % 19,106 41.8 % 14,005 1.3 % 434 2000 53.5 % 15,035 40.0 % 11,255 6.5 % 1,838 40.4 % 10,095 44.7 % 11,156 14.9 % 3,712 37.1 % 9,112 36.3 % 8,896 26.6 % 6,531 52.7 % 11,017 46.3 % 9,674 1.1 % 220 1984 56.2 % 11,362 43.1 % 8,719 0.8 % 151 1980 50.0 % 10,844 43.0 % 9,323 7.0 % 1,510 1976 41.3 % 8,072 54.5 % 10,653 4.3 % 839 1972 53.0 % 8,774 44.3 % 7,328 2.7 % 449 1968 45.2 % 6,687 50.1 % 7,411 4.7 % 697 1964 35.8 % 5,131 64.1 % 9,197 0.2 % 21 1960 52.9 % 7,727 46.8 % 6,835 0.4 % 52 1956 54.4 % 6,657 45.4 % 5,556 0.3 % 30 1952 54.0 % 6,992 45.4 % 5,883 0.6 % 81 1948 39.7 % 4,702 57.2 % 6,773 3.1 % 370 1944 44.7 % 4,500 54.7 % 5,504 0.6 % 63 1940 44.0 % 5,524 54.8 % 6,876 1.2 % 150 1936 33.8 % 3,611 61.5 % 6,561 4.7 % 501 1932 41.7 % 3,991 52.9 % 5,068 5.4 % 519 1928 67.9 % 6,436 30.1 % 2,851 2.1 % 196 1924 50.1 % 4,230 4.9 % 417 45.0 % 3,802 1920 70.3 % 5,262 14.4 % 1,077 15.3 % 1,142 1916 44.4 % 1,715 40.6 % 1,568 15.0 % 578 1912 21.0 % 691 21.5 % 709 57.5 % 1,897 1908 59.4 % 1,681 23.4 % 661 17.2 % 487 1904 77.0 % 2,150 11.9 % 333 11.1 % 309 1900 67.2 % 1,803 30.0 % 804 2.8 % 75 1896 59.4 % 1,701 37.2 % 1,066 3.5 % 99 1892 53.1 % 916 30.1 % 519 16.8 % 290 See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Crow Wing County, Minnesota List of Superfund sites in Minnesota References Jump up ^ `` Minnesota Place Names ''. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved March 17, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` State & County QuickFacts ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Find a County ''. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 07. Jump up ^ Warren Upham ( 1920 ). Minnesota Geographic Names : Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 154. Jump up ^ Ripley, George ; Dana, Charles A., eds. ( 1879 ). `` Crow Wing ''. The American Cyclopædia. Jump up ^ Nelson, Steven ( 2011 ). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota : Self. pp. 53 - 56. ISBN 978 - 0 - 615 - 50320 - 2. Jump up ^ `` 2010 Census Gazetteer Files ''. United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Burlington Northern ( Brainerd / Baxter ) Fact Sheet '' Archived December 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., EPA, 07 / 13 / 12 Jump up ^ `` Population and Housing Unit Estimates ''. Retrieved June 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` U.S. Decennial Census ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Historical Census Browser ''. University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 6, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Population of Counties by Decennial Census : 1900 to 1990 ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Census 2000 PHC - T - 4. Ranking Tables for Counties : 1990 and 2000 '' ( PDF ). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2014. Jump up ^ Leip, David. `` Dave Leip 's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections ''. uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018. External links Wikisource has the text of the 1879 American Cyclopædia article Crow Wing. Crow Wing County official website Crow Wing County Historical Society website Places adjacent to Crow Wing County, Minnesota Cass County Cass County Aitkin County Crow Wing County, Minnesota Morrison County Mille Lacs County Municipalities and communities of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States County seat : Brainerd Cities Baxter Brainerd Breezy Point Crosby Crosslake Cuyuna Deerwood Emily Fifty Lakes Fort Ripley Garrison Ironton Jenkins Manhattan Beach Nisswa Pequot Lakes Riverton Trommald Townships Bay Lake Center Crow Wing Daggett Brook Deerwood Fairfield Fort Ripley Gail Lake Garrison Ideal Irondale Jenkins Lake Edward Little Pine Long Lake Maple Grove Mission Nokay Lake Oak Lawn Pelican Perry Lake Platte Lake Rabbit Lake Roosevelt Ross Lake Sibley St. Mathias Timothy Wolford Unorganized territories Dean Lake West Crow Wing CDP Merrifield Unincorporated communities Barrows Bay Lake Crosby Beach Crow Wing Ideal Corners Iron Hub Klondyke Lake Hubert Legionville Little Pine Loerch Mission Pine Center Shephard St. Mathias Swanburg Wolford Woodrow Indian reservation Mille Lacs ‡ Ghost towns Manganese Old Crow Wing Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Cities in the Brainerd Lakes area, Minnesota Core City Brainerd Surrounding communities ( over 1,000 ) Baxter Crosby Crosslake East Gull Lake Lake Shore Nisswa Pequot Lakes ( under 1,000 ) Backus Bena Boy River Breezy Point Cass Lake Chickamaw Beach Cuyuna Deerwood Emily Federal Dam Fifty Lakes Fort Ripley Garrison Hackensack Ironton Jenkins Longville Manhattan Beach Merrifield Motley Pillager Pine River Remer Riverton Trommald Walker Whipholt Counties Cass Crow Wing indicates a county seat. indicates that it is partially in the micropolitan area. indicates a CDP. 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Question: how many lakes in crow wing county mn
Answer: 417