Dakota County, Minnesota

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The Dakota County Government Building in Hastings
The Dakota County Government Building in Hastings
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Hastings
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1590 West Highway 55
Hastings, MN 55033-2372
Foundation : October 27, 1849
Made up from: free territory
Area code : 001 651
Demographics
Residents : 398,552  (2010)
Population density : 270 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1519 km²
Water surface : 43 km²
map
Map of Dakota County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.dakota.mn.us
The former Dakota County Courthouse in Hastings, listed on NRHP No. 78003069

The Dakota County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 398,552 people and a population density of 270 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Hastings , which was named after Governor Henry Hastings Sibley .

Dakota County forms the southeastern part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in southeast Minnesota, bordering Wisconsin to the northeast, the border being formed by the Mississippi . The northern boundary of Dakota County is formed by the Minnesota River . It has an area of ​​1519 square kilometers, of which 43 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Dakota County:

Hennepin County Ramsey County Washington County
Scott County Neighboring communities Pierce County,
Wisconsin
Rice County Goodhue County

history

The Dakota County was formed on October 27, 1849 from designated as free, but actually populated by Indians , territory. The county was named after the Dakota who originally settled here .

One place in Dakota County has the status of a National Historic Landmark , Fort Snelling . 35 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 28, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 584 -
1860 9093 1,457%
1870 16,312 79.4%
1880 17,391 6.6%
1890 20,240 16.4%
1900 21,733 7.4%
1910 25.171 15.8%
1920 28,967 15.1%
1930 34,592 19.4%
1940 39,660 14.7%
1950 49.019 23.6%
1960 78,303 59.7%
1970 139,808 78.5%
1980 194.279 39%
1990 275.227 41.7%
2000 355.904 29.3%
2010 398,552 12%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Stockyards Exchange , listed on the NRHP
The Thompson-Fasbender House , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Dakota County had 398,552 people in 151,719 households. The population density was 270 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.6 people lived in each of the 151,719 households.

The racial the population was composed of 87.4 percent white, 4.9 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 4.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Asian Polynesians and from other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.1 percent of the population.

25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 73,723  USD . The per capita income was $ 34,822. 6.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Dakota County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1partly in Washington County
2partly in Rice County

structure

Dakota County is divided into 13 townships in addition to the 21 cities :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Castle Rock Township 1342    27-10306
Douglas Township 716    27-16228
Empire Township 2444    27-19376
Eureka Township 1426    27-19871
Greenvale Township 803    27-25802
Hampton Township 903    27-26882
Marshan Township 1106    27-40724
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Nininger Township 950    27-46330
Randolph Township 659    27-53116
Ravenna Township 2336    27-53260
Sciota Township 414    27-59008
Vermillion Township 1192    27-66820
Waterford Township 497    27-68530
 

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659464. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Dakota County, MN ( July 9, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved February 6, 2013
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 6, 2013
  5. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Minnesota . National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.
  7. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  9. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′  N , 93 ° 4 ′  W