Faribault County

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The Faribault County Courthouse in Blue Earth, listed on NRHP No. 77000731 [1]
The Faribault County Courthouse in Blue Earth, listed on NRHP No. 77000731
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Blue earth
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
415 North Main Street
Blue Earth, MN 56013-0000
Foundation : February 20, 1855
Made up from: Blue Earth County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 14,553  (2010)
Population density : 7.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1869 km²
Water surface : 21 km²
map
Map of Faribault County within Minnesota

The Faribault County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 14,553 people and a population density of 7.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Blue Earth , which was named after the Blue Earth River .

geography

The county is located in southern Minnesota and borders Iowa . It has an area of ​​1869 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water. The county's largest river is the Blue Earth River , a southern tributary of the Minnesota River that flows into the Mississippi . The following neighboring counties border Faribault County:

Blue Earth County Waseca County
Martin County Compass card (de) .svg Freeborn County
Kossuth County,
Iowa 		Winnebago County,
Iowa

history

JB Faribault

Faribault County was formed on February 20, 1855 from parts of Blue Earth County. It was named after Jean-Baptiste Faribault (1775-1860), a trader from Canada who was one of the first white settlers to settle in the area.

13 buildings 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 1335 -
1870 9940 644.6%
1880 13,010 30.9%
1890 16,702 28.4%
1900 22,055 32.1%
1910 19,949 -9.5%
1920 20,998 5.3%
1930 21,642 3.1%
1940 23,941 10.6%
1950 23,879 -0.3%
1960 23,685 -0.8%
1970 20,896 -11.8%
1980 19,714 -5.7%
1990 16,937 -14.1%
2000 16,181 -4.5%
2010 14,553 -10.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Faribault County had 14,553 people in 6,274 households. The population density was 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.27 people lived in each of the 6,274 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.6 percent of the population.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 43,214  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,185. 11.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Faribault County

Citys

Unincorporated Community

1 - partially in Blue Earth County

structure

Faribault County is divided into 20 townships in addition to the eleven cities :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Barber Township 248    27-03520
Blue Earth City Township 387    27-06706
Brush Creek Township 225    27-08380
Clark Township 254    27-11638
Delavan Township 228    27-15490
Dunbar Township 283    27-17108
Elmore Township 181    27-19016
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Emerald Township 222    27-19268
Foster Township 239    27-22076
Jo Daviess Township 245    27-31976
Kiester Township 260    27-33074
Lura Township 163    27-38528
Minnesota Lake Township 190    27-43216
Pilot Grove Township 156    27-50974
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Prescott Township 163    27-52432
Rome Township 143    27-55348
Seely Township 193    27-59206
Verona township 364    27-66946
Walnut Lake Township 214    27-67864
Winnebago City Township 201    27-70978

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659467. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Faribault County, MN ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 20, 2013
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 20, 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 March 15, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  8. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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

Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 93 ° 57 ′  W