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Pine County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,876.[2] Its county seat is Pine City.[3] The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1872.

Pine County
U.S. county
Pine County Courthouse, Pine City
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 46°08′N 92°44′W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	March 1, 1856 (created) 1872 (organized)[1]
Named for	The abundant pine trees in the area
Seat	Pine City
Largest city	Pine City
Area
• Total	1,435 sq mi (3,720 km2)
• Land	1,411 sq mi (3,650 km2)
• Water	23 sq mi (60 km2)  1.6%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,876
• Estimate  (2021)	29,302
• Density	20.5/sq mi (7.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.co.pine.mn.us

Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in Pine County.

History

Pine County was organized on March 1, 1856, with territory partitioned from Chisago and Ramsey counties. The original county seat was Chengwatana. It was named for its abundant pine tree growth.[4]

Train Derailment

In 1857, Buchanan County in full and southern parts of Aitkin and Carlton Counties were formed from the original Pine County, with Kanabec County organized a year later. In 1861, Buchanan County was dissolved and folded into Pine County. Pine County was reorganized in 1872, with Pine City named as the county seat for the remaining smaller area.

In 1872, there is evidence of a derailment in Pine County that resulted in a train sinking into Devil's Lake.[5] To date, this train has not been found, but theories abound as to the events of the day. Many have supposed that insufficient support for the tracks led to sagging of the supports and eventual derailment, but evidence suggests that other factors may have been in play.

Given the state of the union at the time, a hypothesis has been proposed by experts in the subject. The Civil War had ended, and Confederate gold was being shipped to the North to help with the reconstruction. In some instances, trains were sent without shipping manifests to avoid traceability so as to get the gold to Canada, with the eventual goal of using those funds to support continued insurrection against the North. In order to further obfuscate matters, the train that carried the illicit load of gold was a circus train, likely filled with many animals that were ostensibly to be delivered to the Assiniboine Park Zoo on the west end of the park in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The confusion and din these animals caused aboard the train may have been contributing factors in the wreck.

There is significant interest in recovering the gold. Magnetometers have been purchased and used to assess the area in which the train sank. It is not clear whether the operators understand how to use the magnetometers, so it remains unclear whether the gold will be claimed immediately or if the searchers' incompetence has left an opportunity for a new gold rush to hit Pine County.

There is a spirited dispute in the press as to whether this lost train even existed, with direct reports of the circus train and the events surrounding the night in question detailed in some sources while the opinion page of the local paper has attempted to discredit the entire story.[6] Pine Citians admit that it is possible that the sequence of events may not be entirely true, suggesting that the story has taken on Bunyanesque proportions due to the intriguing and fantastic nature of the claims. But some suspect that the denial of the story is an attempt to preserve the submerged cache of gold and circus animal remains for a future expedition by either the government or private enterprise in a manner that harks back to the Dent's Run debacle of 2018.[7] Pine City, Pine County and the world may never know what lies at the bottom of the lake.

Popular culture

Pine County has been featured in a series of mysteries by Dean Hovey.[8][9]

Geography

Pine County lies on the east side of Minnesota. Its southeast border abuts Wisconsin (across the St. Croix River). The St. Croix flows southerly along its border. The Kettle River flows southeastward through central Pine County, discharging into the St. Croix on the county's east border, and the Snake River flows eastward through the lower part of the county toward its discharge point into the St. Croix. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, carved with drainages, partly wooded and otherwise devoted to agriculture.[10] The terrain slopes to the south and east, with its highest point near its northeast corner, at 1,319' (402m) ASL.[11] The county has an area of 1,435 square miles (3,720 km²), of which 1,411 square miles (3,650 km²) is land and 23 square miles (60 km²) (1.6%) is water.[12]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	92		—
1870	648		604.3%
1880	1,365		110.6%
1890	4,052		196.8%
1900	11,546		184.9%
1910	15,878		37.5%
1920	21,117		33.0%
1930	20,264		−4.0%
1940	21,478		6.0%
1950	18,223		−15.2%
1960	17,004		−6.7%
1970	16,821		−1.1%
1980	19,871		18.1%
1990	21,264		7.0%
2000	26,530		24.8%
2010	29,750		12.1%
2020	28,876		−2.9%
2021 (est.)	29,302	[13]	−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[14] 1790-1960[15] 1900-1990[16] 1990-2000[17] 2010-2020[2]

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 26,530 people, 9,939 households, and 6,917 families in the county. The population density was 18.8/sqmi (7.26/km²). There were 15,353 housing units at an average density of 10.9/sqmi (4.20/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.9% White, 2.0% Black or African American, 3.1% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.3% were of German, 11.6% Swedish, 11.1% Norwegian and 5.5% American ancestry.

There were 17,276 households, out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02.

The county population contained 25.50% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 108.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,379, and the median income for a family was $44,058. Males had a median income of $31,600 versus $22,675 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,445. About 7.80% of families and 11.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Townships

Politics

Pine County was once a Democratic stronghold. Since 1932, in only five national elections has the county selected the Republican presidential nominee. But three of those were the last three elections (as of 2020), as white, rural counties nationwide made pronounced and dramatic Republican swings in the Donald Trump era.

United States presidential election results for Pine County, Minnesota[18]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	10,256	64.10%	5,419	33.87%	326	2.04%
2016	8,191	59.31%	4,580	33.16%	1,040	7.53%
2012	6,845	49.02%	6,750	48.34%	370	2.65%
2008	6,862	47.71%	7,084	49.25%	437	3.04%
2004	7,033	48.44%	7,228	49.79%	257	1.77%
2000	5,854	44.80%	6,148	47.05%	1,066	8.16%
1996	3,080	29.88%	5,432	52.70%	1,796	17.42%
1992	2,841	26.27%	4,929	45.58%	3,043	28.14%
1988	3,857	40.54%	5,540	58.24%	116	1.22%
1984	4,493	45.95%	5,223	53.41%	63	0.64%
1980	3,899	40.25%	5,121	52.86%	667	6.89%
1976	3,057	34.40%	5,442	61.24%	388	4.37%
1972	3,881	48.41%	3,794	47.32%	342	4.27%
1968	2,591	36.41%	4,044	56.82%	482	6.77%
1964	2,279	30.71%	5,123	69.04%	18	0.24%
1960	3,450	44.88%	4,211	54.78%	26	0.34%
1956	3,204	45.50%	3,829	54.38%	8	0.11%
1952	4,255	52.94%	3,692	45.93%	91	1.13%
1948	3,069	36.51%	4,978	59.21%	360	4.28%
1944	3,433	43.85%	4,332	55.33%	64	0.82%
1940	4,106	43.10%	5,263	55.25%	157	1.65%
1936	2,452	28.39%	5,797	67.11%	389	4.50%
1932	2,304	29.53%	4,862	62.33%	635	8.14%
1928	4,278	56.53%	3,185	42.09%	105	1.39%
1924	2,706	42.03%	469	7.28%	3,263	50.68%
1920	3,879	66.83%	1,127	19.42%	798	13.75%
1916	1,531	44.38%	1,507	43.68%	412	11.94%
1912	513	17.04%	777	25.81%	1,720	57.14%
1908	1,548	56.43%	802	29.24%	393	14.33%
1904	1,743	74.23%	463	19.72%	142	6.05%
1900	1,121	59.06%	726	38.25%	51	2.69%
1896	1,152	55.46%	875	42.13%	50	2.41%
1892	538	48.42%	458	41.22%	115	10.35%

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pine County, Minnesota

References

External links

• Pine County Government's Website
• Mn/DOT Official Map of Southern Pine County
• Mn/DOT Official Map of Northern Pine County

На других языках

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[de] Pine County

Das Pine County[1] ist ein County im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Minnesota. Im Jahr 2010 hatte das County 29.750 Einwohner und eine Bevölkerungsdichte von 8,1 Einwohnern pro Quadratkilometer.[2] Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Pine City.[3]

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- [en] Pine County, Minnesota

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[ru] Пайн (округ)

Пайн (англ. Pine County) — округ в штате Миннесота, США. Столица и крупнейший город — Пайн-Сити. По переписи 2000 года в округе проживают 26 530 человек. Площадь — 3716 км², из которых 3655,1 км² — суша, а 60,9 км² — вода. Плотность населения составляет 7 чел./км².

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