Aitkin County Information
Aitkin in
Minnesota occupies
1,995 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,149, a change from a 2000 population of
15,301 and
12,425 in 1990.
11.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10% percent is 25-35, and
11.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
31 acts of violent crime reported in
Aitkin in 2004, a change from
22 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
465 people:
5.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.9%.
Read more about
Aitkin, Minnesota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Aitkin | |
| State | Minnesota | |
| Land Area | 1,995 sq. miles | Ranked 316 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,149 | Ranked 2,037 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,119 | |
| Population 2000 | 15,301 | Ranked 2,073 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 12,425 | Ranked 2,188 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.9% | |
| African American | .3% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | 2.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 10.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 12.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 11.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 31 | 22 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 12 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 19 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 544 | 466 |
| Burglaries | 228 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 269 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 47 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 7,915 | 7,174 |
| Unemployed Population | 465 | 426 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.9% | 5.9% |
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