1990 Total Population by Minor Civil
Division, Northeast Minnesota
[Map 1]
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Bureau
Northeast Region: Total population by Minor Civil Division (MCD)
is varied across the Northeast. Southern St. Louis County has the highest
population distribution while Cook and Lake counties have the lowest.
1990 Population Density by Minor Civil
Division, Northeast Minnesota
[Map 2]
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Bureau
Northeast Region: Population density maps by MCD display the
highest number of persons per square mile in St. Louis County around the
cities of Duluth, Cloquet, and Virginia. Lake and Cook counties had densities
of less than 10 people per square mile outside the cities of Grand Marais,
Silver Bay, and Two Harbors.
Total Population by Age, Year - 1990
[Chart 1]
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Bureau
Statewide: The most notable feature of this chart is the large
baby boomer generation starting at age 25B29
and continuing to age 40B44.
Population Projections by Age, Year
- 2020
[Chart 2]
Source: Minnesota State Demographer=s
Office
Statewide: Projections show the high percent of the population
within the 50- to 79-years-old age category (i.e., the Ababy
boomers@). The projections also
show a significant portion of the population in the 25- to 39-years-old
category.
Population Age Distribution, Year -
1990, Northeast Region
[Chart 3]
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Bureau
Northeast Region: The baby boomer pattern is seen in this chart
as it was in Chart 1.
Population Projections for 1990-2020
[Chart 4]
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Bureau
Northeast Region: St. Louis County is estimated to have a slight
decline in population growth over the next 25 years (based on 1990 population
projections). Very little to no growth is projected for Carlton, Cook,
and Lake counties.
Persons With Incomes Below Poverty Level,
1990, Northeast Minnesota
[Map 3]
Source: 1990 U.S. Census Bureau
Northeast Region: Based on the 1990 U.S. Census by MCDs, the
percentage of people with incomes below the poverty level vary across the
northeast region. St. Louis County averaged the overall highest levels
of poverty in the northeast region. Much of northern St. Louis, Lake, and
Cook counties show high levels of poverty.