Freeborn County

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Freeborn County Courthouse
Freeborn County Courthouse
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Albert Lea
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
411 South Broadway
Albert Lea, MN 56007-4505
Foundation : February 20, 1855
Made up from: Blue Earth County
Rice County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 31,255  (2010)
Population density : 17.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1872 km²
Water surface : 39 km²
map
Map of Freeborn County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.freeborn.mn.us

The Freeborn County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 31,255 residents and a population density of 17.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Albert Lea , named after Albert Miller , an early explorer of the area.

geography

The county is located in southwest Minnesota and borders Iowa to the south . It has an area of ​​1872 square kilometers, of which 39 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Freeborn County:

Waseca County Steele County
Faribault County Compass card (de) .svg Mower County
Winnebago County,
Iowa 		Worth County,
Iowa

history

Freeborn County was formed on February 20, 1855 from parts of Blue Earth County and Rice County. It was named after William Freeborn , the second mayor of Red Wing .

Eight places 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 3367 -
1870 10,578 214.2%
1880 16,069 51.9%
1890 17,962 11.8%
1900 21,838 21.6%
1910 22,282 2%
1920 24,692 10.8%
1930 28,741 16.4%
1940 31,780 10.6%
1950 34,517 8.6%
1960 37,891 9.8%
1970 38.064 0.5%
1980 36,329 -4.6%
1990 33,060 -9%
2000 32,584 -1.4%
2010 31,255 -4.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
The Myre Big Iceland State Park
The HA Paine House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Freeborn County had 31,255 people in 13,210 households. The population density was 17.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.33 people lived in the 13,210 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 8.7 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 43,447  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,409. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Freeborn County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Mower County

structure

In addition to the 14 cities, Freeborn County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Albert Lea Township 653    27-00712
Alden Township 306    27-00856
Bancroft Township 976    27-03466
Bath Township 440    27-03934
Carlston Township 305    27-10000
Freeborn Township 267    27-22544
Freeman Township 496    27-22634
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Geneva Township 421    27-23372
Hartland Township 256    27-27422
Hayward Township 381    27-27962
London Township 315    27-37916
Manchester Township 424    27-39734
Mansfield Township 237    27-39950
Moscow Township 538    27-44404
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Newry Township 450    27-45934
Nunda Township 321    27-47608
Oakland Township 396    27-47788
Pickerel Lake Township 673    27-50722
Riceland Township 434    27-54088
Shell Rock Township 427    27-59548

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659469. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Freeborn County, MN ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 20, 2013
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 20, 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 : Freeborn County, Minnesota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′  N , 93 ° 21 ′  W