Traverse County
is a county
located in the
U.S. state of
Minnesota,
founded in 1862.
As of 2000, the
population is
4,134. Its
county seat is
Wheaton.
According to the
U.S. Census
Bureau, the
county has a
total area of
586 square miles
(1,518 kmē), of
which, 574
square miles
(1,487 kmē) of
it is land and
12 square miles
(31 kmē) of it
(2.03%) is
water. As of the
census2 of 2000,
there were 4,134
people, 1,717
households, and
1,129 families
residing in the
county. The
population
density was 7
people per
square mile
(3/kmē). There
were 2,199
housing units at
an average
density of 4 per
square mile
(1/kmē).
