Blue Earth County

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The Blue Earth County Courthouse in Mankato, listed in NRHP No. 80001940 [1]
The Blue Earth County Courthouse in Mankato, listed on NRHP No. 80001940
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Mankato
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
204 S 5th Street
Mankato, MN 56001-4585
Foundation : March 5, 1853
Made up from: Dakota County
Free Territory
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 64,013  (2010)
Population density : 32.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1984 km²
Water surface : 35 km²
map
Map of Blue Earth County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.blue-earth.mn.us

The Blue Earth County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 64,013 residents and a population density of 32.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Mankato , named after the Sioux expression for blue earth .

geography

The county is located south of Minnesota at the confluence of the Blue Earth River and the Minnesota River . It is approximately 25 miles from Iowa and covers an area of ​​1984 square kilometers, of which 35 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Blue Earth County:

Brown County Nicollet County Le Sueur County
Watonwan County Compass card (de) .svg Waseca County
Martin County Faribault County

history

Blue Earth County was formed on March 5, 1853 from parts of Dakota County and designated free territory. It was named after the Blue Earth River.

28 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 28, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 4803 -
1870 17.302 260.2%
1880 22,889 32.3%
1890 29.210 27.6%
1900 32,263 10.5%
1910 29,337 -9.1%
1920 31,477 7.3%
1930 33,847 7.5%
1940 36,203 7%
1950 38,327 5.9%
1960 44,385 15.8%
1970 52,322 17.9%
1980 52,314 -0%
1990 54,044 3.3%
2000 55,941 3.5%
2010 64.013 14.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Blue Earth County had 64,013 people in 24,045 households. The population density was 32.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.49 people each in the 24,045 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.1 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 2.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.6 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

19.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 48,911  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,996. 18.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Blue Earth County

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

1 - partly in Nicollet County
2 - partly in Faribault County

structure

In addition to the twelve cities, Blue Earth County is divided into 23 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Beauford Township 406    27-04330
Butternut Valley Township 325    27-09046
Cambria Township 260    27-09352
Ceresco Township 239    27-10756
Danville Township 240    27-14752
Decoria Township 1104    27-15130
Garden City Township 689    27-23102
Jamestown Township 693    27-31688
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Judson Township 554    27-32210
Le Ray Township 746    27-36584
Lime Township 1395    27-37052
Lincoln Township 200    27-37124
Lyra Township 327    27-38870
McPherson Township 466    27-39176
Mankato Township 1969    27-39896
Mapleton Township 310    27-40328
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Medo Township 364    27-41498
Pleasant Mound Township 214    27-51604
Rapidan Township 1101    27-53206
Shelby Township 265    27-59458
South Bend Township 1682    27-61240
Sterling Township 296    27-62716
Vernon Center Township 262    27-66928

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659452. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Blue Earth County, MN.Retrieved March 31, 2013
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 31, 2013
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  8. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

Commons : Blue Earth County, Minnesota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 2 ′  N , 94 ° 3 ′  W