DAKOTA COUNTY: LOOKING AHEAD; Services will be in demand as the county ages, changes; Officials who met Tuesday are preparing for an older population, with more single women raising children.(NEWS) From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: June 25, 2008| Author: Powell, Joy | COPYRIGHT 2008 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: JOY POWELL; STAFF WRITER

The number of homes headed by single parents in Dakota County is growing so fast, experts said Tuesday, that soon, married-couple households could become the minority.

And the number of married couples with children has declined by 6 percent from 1990 through 2006 while the number of single women raising children grows.

And by 2025, older adults will outnumber school-age children for the first time. More will come f...