Fillmore County, Minnesota

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Fillmore County Courthouse
Fillmore County Courthouse
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Preston
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
101 Fillmore Street
Preston, MN 55965-1105
Foundation : March 5, 1853
Made up from: Wabasha County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 20,866  (2010)
Population density : 9.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2233 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Fillmore County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.fillmore.mn.us

The Fillmore County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 20,866 residents and a population density of 9.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Preston , named after Luther Preston , an early mill owner in the area.

geography

Root River

The county is located in southeast Minnesota and borders Iowa to the south . It has an area of ​​2233 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. The Root River , a right tributary of the Mississippi, flows through the county from west to east . The following neighboring counties border Fillmore County:

Olmsted County Winona County
Mower County Compass card (de) .svg Houston County
Howard County,
Iowa 		Winneshiek County,
Iowa

history

M. Fillmore

The Fillmore County was formed on March 5, 1853 from parts of Wabasha County. It was named after Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), who served as the 13th President of the United States from 1850 to 1853 .

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

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 13,542 -
1870 24,887 83.8%
1880 28,162 13.2%
1890 25,966 -7.8%
1900 28,238 8.7%
1910 25,680 -9.1%
1920 25,330 -1.4%
1930 24,748 -2.3%
1940 25,830 4.4%
1950 24,465 -5.3%
1960 23,768 -2.8%
1970 21,916 -7.8%
1980 21,930 0.1%
1990 20,777 -5.3%
2000 21,122 1.7%
2010 20,866 -1.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
The Spring Valley City Hall , listed on the NRHP
Fillmore County Jail , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Fillmore County had 20,866 people in 8507 households. The population density was 9.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically speaking, 2.4 people lived in each of the 8507 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 47,940  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,318. 12.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Fillmore County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Olmsted County

structure

The Fillmore County is divided into 23 townships in addition to the cities :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Amherst Township 378    27-01396
Arendahl Township 337    27-02098
Beaver Township 242    27-04402
Bloomfield Township 353    27-06544
Bristol Township 396    27-07804
Canton Township 724    27-09820
Carimona Township 296    27-09910
Carrollton Township 314    27-10090
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Chatfield Township 531    27-11026
Fillmore Township 457    27-21068
Forestville Township 356    27-21860
Fountain Township 315    27-22112
Harmony Township 387    27-27206
Holt Township 271    27-29852
Jordan Township 352    27-32156
Newburg Township 379    27-45466
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Norway Township 343    27-47392
Pilot Mound Township 338    27-51010
Preble Township 209    27-52396
Preston Township 359    27-52468
Spring Valley Township 518    27-62122
Sumner Township 458    27-63418
York Township 368    27-72076
 

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659468. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Fillmore County, MN ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved January 24, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 24, 2013
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  7. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

Commons : Fillmore County, Minnesota  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 92 ° 5 ′  W