White Earth is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Becker County,

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, United States. The population was 580 at the 2010 census. White Earth was named after the

White Earth Indian Reservation The White Earth Indian Reservation () is home to the White Earth Band, in northwestern Minnesota. It is the largest Indian reservation in the state by land area. The reservation includes all of Mahnomen County, plus parts of Becker and Clea ...

, and that took its name from the White Earth Lake.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (13.28%) is water.

Demographics

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 424 people, 154 households, and 83 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 165 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.54%

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, 93.63% Native American, and 2.83% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population. There were 154 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 16.9% were

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living together, 26.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.79. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.9% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,361, and the median income for a family was $15,469. Males had a median income of $20,000 versus $19,375 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,982. About 41.5% of families and 45.8% of the population were below the

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, including 51.1% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Joe Guyon Joseph Napoleon "Big Chief" Guyon (Anishinaabe: ''O-Gee-Chidah'', translated as "Big Brave"; November 26, 1892 – November 27, 1971) was an American Indian from the Ojibwa tribe (Chippewa) who was an American football and baseball player and c ...

, Star Athlete, Inducted into both the

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and Pro Football Halls of Fame. *

Chip Wadena Darrell "Chip" Wadena, Sr. (November 11, 1938 – June 24, 2014) was an American Ojibwe tribal executive. Born in White Earth, Minnesota, Wadena grew up in Naytahwaush, Minnesota, and went to school there. He served in the United States Army ...

, Tribal Chairman of the White Earth Reservation, was born in White Earth.Darrell "Chip" Wadena, Sr.
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References

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