Aitkin County Super with Seniors

Aitkin County features more people over 65 than any other in the Brainerd Lakes Area, according to the Census Bureau. The agency says a quarter of its population was over 65 as of July 1st, 2007. Wadena County was next at 21 percent, Cass - 19 percent, Crow Wing - 18 percent, Todd and Mille Lacs - 16 percent and Morrison at 15 percent. The oldest county in the state is Traverse in west central Minnesota at 28 percent. The state average is 12 percent. The median age in Crow Wing County was 39. Crow Wing showed the largest population in the area at 61,648.