SUPERIOR National Forest Local Area
List of the 11 Local Area counties with total population, land area, and population density

5-digit FIPS
code
County Population Land area
(square miles)
Persons per
square mile
27001 Aitkin, MN 16,031 1,819.3 8.8
27007 Beltrami, MN 42,263 2,505.3 16.9
27017 Carlton, MN 33,639 860.3 39.1
27031 Cook, MN 5,317 1,450.6 3.7
27061 Itasca, MN 44,316 2,665.1 16.6
27071 Koochiching, MN 13,863 3,102.4 4.5
27075 Lake, MN 11,218 2,099.2 5.3
27077 Lake of the Woods, MN 4,404 1,296.7 3.4
27137 St. Louis, MN 198,136 6,225.2 31.8
55007 Bayfield, WI 15,173 1,476.3 10.3
55031 Douglas, WI 44,045 1,309.1 33.6
    428,405 24,809.3  

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate. Total population includes all ages, not just age 16 and older.



SUPERIOR National Forest Local Area
Population age 16 and older by stratum and age group

Population stratum Age 16-34 % Age 35-53 % Age 55+ % All Ages 16+ %
Hispanic males 752 58.0 402 31.0 143 11.0 1,297 0.4
Hispanic females 634 52.4 403 33.3 172 14.2 1,209 0.3
White males 50,660 31.6 58,418 36.4 51,191 31.9 160,269 46.2
White females 48,496 29.1 58,156 34.9 60,192 36.1 166,844 48.1
Black males 885 57.4 527 34.2 130 8.4 1,542 0.4
Black females 383 56.8 194 28.8 97 14.4 674 0.2
Native American males 3,115 48.0 2,335 36.0 1,034 15.9 6,484 1.9
Native American females 2,951 44.4 2,490 37.5 1,198 18.0 6,639 1.9
Asian & Pacific Islander males 554 64.0 225 26.0 86 9.9 865 0.2
Asian & Pacific Islander females 671 56.4 354 29.8 164 13.8 1,189 0.3
  109,101   123,504   114,407   347,012 99.9

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate.
Note: Does not include people who reported being 2 or more races. Hispanics may be of any race, but are included in the two Hispanic rows only. Percentages for the three age groups sum across to 100. May not equal 100.0 exactly due to rounding.