Traverse -- U.S. County in Minnesota Population (2000): 4134 Housing Units (2000): 2199 Land area (2000): 574.087951 sq. miles (1486.880905 sq. km) Water area (2000): 11.870252 sq. miles (30.743811 sq. km) Total area (2000): 585.958203 sq. miles (1517.624716 sq. km) Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 45.766649 N, 96.500058 W Headwords: Traverse Traverse, MN Traverse County Traverse County, MN