Hennepin County, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin, is a major county within the Twin Cities metro. Hennepin County is the largest county in Minnesota by population. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425; more than one in five Minnesotans live in the county. Minneapolis is the county seat and the major population center.
Bloomington , Brooklyn Center , Brooklyn Park , Champlin, Chanhassen, Corcoran , Crystal, Dayton, Deephaven, Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior , Golden Valley, Greenfield , Greenwood , Hanover, Hopkins , Independence , Long Lake , Loretto , Maple Grove, Maple Plain, Medicine Lake, Medina, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Minnetrista, Mound , New Hope, Orono, Osseo , Plymouth , Richfield, Robbinsdale, Rockford, Rogers, Shorewood, Spring Park, St. Anthony Village, St. Bonifacius, St. Louis Park , Tonka Bay, Wayzata and Woodland are all cities that are at least partially within the county.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,116,200 people, 456,129 households, and 267,291 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,005/mi². There were 468,824 housing units at an average density of 842/mi². The racial makeup of the county was 80.53% White, 8.95% Black or African American, 1.00% Native American, 4.80% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.06% from other races, and 2.60% from two or more races. 4.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.8% were of German, 12.0% Norwegian, 7.6% Irish and 7.2% Swedish ancestry.
There were 456,129 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.30% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.40% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 33.70% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.
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