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27-423: The acronym CCLS may refer to: Carver County Library System Central California Legal Services Centre for Commercial Law Studies Chattooga County Library System Chester County Library System Christ Community Lutheran School Clayton County Library System Coca Cola Light Sango Consumer Credit Legal Service (WA) Topics referred to by

54-465: A chair , who presides at meetings. The commissioners as of September 2024 are: Carver County has consistently voted Republican in presidential elections, with Republicans winning the county in every presidential election since 1936. Since 1896, a Democratic presidential nominee has won the county only twice: most recently in 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt won a landslide victory against incumbent Herbert Hoover , and in 1912, when Woodrow Wilson won

81-420: A city has 10,000 people living in it, and 30 couples divorce in one year, then the crude divorce rate for that year is 3 divorces per 1,000 residents. Crude Divorce Rate = Number of divorces Population × 1000 {\displaystyle {\text{Crude Divorce Rate}}={\frac {\text{Number of divorces}}{\text{Population}}}\times 1000} The crude divorce rate can give

108-402: A community with 100,000 married couples, and very few people capable of marriage, for reasons such as age. If 1,000 people obtain divorces and 1,000 people get married in the same year, the ratio is one divorce for every marriage, which may lead people to think that the community's relationships are extremely unstable, despite the number of married people not changing. This is also true in reverse:

135-418: A community with very many people of marriageable age may have 10,000 marriages and 1,000 divorces, leading people to believe that it has very stable relationships. Furthermore, these two rates are not directly comparable since the marriage rate only examines the current year, while the divorce rate examines the outcomes of marriages for many previous years. This does not equate to the proportion of marriages in

162-405: A general overview of marriage in an area, but it does not take people who cannot marry into account. For example, it would include young children, who are clearly not of marriageable age in its sample. In a place with large numbers of children or single adults, the crude divorce rate can seem low. In a place with few children and single adults, the crude divorce rate can seem high. This measures

189-458: A household in the county was $ 65,540, and the median income for a family was $ 73,577 (these figures had risen to $ 78,035 and $ 89,100 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $ 47,271 versus $ 32,107 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 28,486. About 2.30% of families and 3.50% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.60% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over. According to

216-483: A poverty rate of only 4.1%. Additionally, according to the data, 62% of residents were married and only 8% divorced. In each of those metrics, Carver ranked in the top 40 in the country. The Minnesota River flows east-northeasterly along the county's southern border. The South Fork of the Crow River flows northeasterly through the upper western and central portions of the county. Carver Creek flows southeasterly from

243-656: A record low of −41 °F (−41 °C) was recorded in January 1970 and a record high of 105 °F (41 °C) was recorded in July 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 0.66 inches (17 mm) in February to 5.05 inches (128 mm) in August. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to

270-466: A separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. The ethnic makeup of the county, according to the 2010 census , was the following: There were 33,486 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who

297-643: A study conducted by the data firm Smart Asset. Carver County was one of three United States counties to receive a top 5 ranking for the third straight year. The other two counties were Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Virginia . The study compared counties across the country using the following eight factors: unemployment rate , poverty rate , affordability ratio, marriage rate, divorce rate , bankruptcy rate, life expectancy , and physical activity rate. In particular, Carver County scored well thanks to strong economic conditions with an unemployment rate of only 3.1% and

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324-504: Is also one of 17 Minnesota counties where savanna soils dominate. Carver County is home to seven lakes of 235 acres or larger. The largest is Lake Waconia, Minnesota's 73rd largest lake and the Twin Cities' second largest lake, with an area of 2,996 acres. In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Chaska have ranged from a low of 4 °F (−16 °C) in January to a high of 81 °F (27 °C) in July, although

351-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Carver County Library System Carver County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota . The county is mostly farmland and wilderness with many unincorporated townships. As of the 2020 census , the population was 106,922. Its county seat is Chaska . Carver County is named for explorer Jonathan Carver , who in 1766–67, traveled from Boston to

378-516: Is located in Minnesota's 6th congressional district (CPVI R+12), represented by Republican Tom Emmer . 44°49′N 93°48′W  /  44.82°N 93.80°W  / 44.82; -93.80 Divorce rate The following are the countries with the most annual divorces according to the United Nations in 2009. This is divorces per 1,000 population per year. For example, if

405-713: The Minnesota River and wintered among the Sioux near the site of New Ulm . Carver County is part of the Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington , MN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area . In 2017, Carver County was ranked by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as the healthiest county in the State of Minnesota for the fifth year in a row. The foundation explained health outcomes represent “how healthy counties are within

432-474: The census of 2000, there were 70,205 people, 24,356 households, and 18,778 families in the county. The population density was 198 per square mile (76/km ). There were 24,883 housing units at an average density of 70.3 per square mile (27.1/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 95.95% White , 0.59% Black or African American , 0.18% Native American , 1.56% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.87% from other races , and 0.82% from two or more races. 2.55% of

459-485: The county against a divided Republican party. Since 1980, only Bill Clinton and Joe Biden have held the Republican nominee to a single-digit margin of victory. However, despite the county's Republican lean, it has become much more competitive in recent elections, with Joe Biden in 2020 receiving the highest vote share of any Democratic presidential nominee since Lyndon B. Johnson in his 1964 landslide victory. Carver County

486-481: The county's comprehensive annual financial reports , the top employers by number of employees in the county are the following. ("NR" indicates the employer was not ranked among the top ten employers that year.) Like all counties in Minnesota, Carver County is governed by an elected, nonpartisan board of commissioners. Each commissioner represents a district of approximately equal population. The county commission elects

513-426: The county's central area, discharging into the Minnesota at the county's southern border. The terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes in the eastern portion. The area is devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and south, with its northwest corner at 1,024 ft (312 m) ASL. A small hill 1.6 miles (2.6 km) northeast of Miller Lake rises to 1,080 ft (330 m) ASL, for

540-497: The county's highest point. The county has a total area of 376 square miles (970 km ), of which 354 square miles (920 km ) is land and 22 square miles (57 km ) (5.8%) is water. It is Minnesota's second-smallest county by land area and third-smallest by total area. Carver is one of seven southern Minnesota counties with no forest soils; only prairie ecosystems of savannas and prairies can be found in Carver County. It

567-689: The number of divorces in a given year to the number of marriages in that same year (the ratio of the crude divorce rate to the crude marriage rate). For example, if there are 500 divorces and 1,000 marriages in a given year in a given area, the ratio would be one divorce for every two marriages, e.g. a ratio of 0.50 (50%). Divorce-to-Marriage Ratio = Number of divorces Number of marriages {\displaystyle {\text{Divorce-to-Marriage Ratio}}={\frac {\text{Number of divorces}}{\text{Number of marriages}}}} However, this measurement compares two unlike populations – those who can marry and those who can divorce. Say there exists

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594-579: The number of divorces per 1,000 women married to men, so that all unmarried persons are left out of the calculation. For example, if that same city of 10,000 people has 3,000 married women, and 30 couples divorce in one year, then the refined divorce rate is 10 divorces per 1,000 married women. Refined Divorce Rate = Number of divorces Number of married women × 1000 {\displaystyle {\text{Refined Divorce Rate}}={\frac {\text{Number of divorces}}{\text{Number of married women}}}\times 1000} This compares

621-469: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.3% were of German , 12.1% Norwegian , 7.1% Irish and 6.2% Swedish ancestry. There were 24,356 households, out of which 45.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.40% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.90% were non-families. 18.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.10% had someone living alone who

648-404: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CCLS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CCLS&oldid=922775401 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

675-470: The state,” whereas health factors represent “an estimate of the future health of counties as compared with other counties within a state,” based on health behaviors, clinical care, and other environmental factors. Carver County continued to rank as the number one healthiest county throughout the state for 2018, 2019, and 2020. In 2018, Carver County was ranked as the #1 "Happiest Place in America" according to

702-488: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.22. The median income for a household in the county was $ 83,773, and the median income for a family was $ 96,913. Males had a median income of $ 66,150 versus $ 46,696 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 37,457. About 3.3% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. As of

729-438: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.26. The county population contained 31.50% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 34.70% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males. The median income for

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