Goodhue County

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Goodhue County Courthouse
Goodhue County Courthouse
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Red Wing
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Justice Center / Court Administration
454 W. 6th Street
Red Wing, MN 55066-2540
Foundation : March 3, 1853
Made up from: Dakota County
Wabasha County
Area code : 001 651
Demographics
Residents : 46,183  (2010)
Population density : 23.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2021 km²
Water surface : 57 km²
map
Map of Goodhue County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.goodhue.mn.us

The Goodhue County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 the county had 46,183 residents and a population density of 23.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Red Wing , which was named after a Dakota chief.

geography

The county is located in southeast Minnesota on the right bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Wisconsin . It has an area of ​​2021 square kilometers, of which 57 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Goodhue County:

Dakota County Pierce County, Wisconsin ,
Pepin County, Wisconsin
Rice County Compass card (de) .svg Wabasha County
Steele County Dodge County Olmsted County

history

Goodhue County was formed on March 3, 1853 from parts of Dakota County and Wabasha County. It was named after James Madison Goodhue , the editor of a newspaper.

64 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 8977 -
1870 22,618 152%
1880 29,651 31.1%
1890 28,806 -2.8%
1900 31,137 8.1%
1910 31,637 1.6%
1920 30,799 -2.6%
1930 31,317 1.7%
1940 31,564 0.8%
1950 32,118 1.8%
1960 33,035 2.9%
1970 34,763 5.2%
1980 38,749 11.5%
1990 40,690 5%
2000 44,127 8.4%
2010 46.183 4.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
The Cannon Falls Museum , listed on the NRHP
Zumbrota Covered Bridge , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Goodhue County had 46,183 people in 18,686 households. The population density was 23.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in the 18,686 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.5 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 1.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.1 percent of the population.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 56,099  USD . The per capita income was $ 27,996. 8.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Goodhue County localities

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

Indian reservation

1 - partly in Wabasha County
2 - partly in Rice County
3 - partly in Olmsted County

structure

In addition to the ten cities, Goodhue County is divided into 21 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Belle Creek Township 501    27-04816
Belvidere Township 462    27-05032
Cannon Falls Township 1070    27-09748
Cherry Grove Township 397    27-11188
Featherstone Township 782    27-20780
Florence Township 1581    27-21392
Goodhue Township 525    27-24416
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Hay Creek Township 882    27-27818
Holden Township 454    27-29546
Kenyon Township 393    27-32858
Leon Township 885    27-36476
Minneola Township 629    27-43072
Pine Island Township 551    27-51154
Roscoe Township 732    27-55492
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Stanton Township 1130    27-62428
Vasa Township 910    27-66640
Wacouta Township 386    27-67486
Wanamingo Township 456    27-67990
Warsaw Township 607    27-68242
What a township 754    27-69052
Zumbrota Township 586    27-72346

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659470. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Goodhue County, MN ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved February 4, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 4, 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 : Goodhue County, Minnesota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 25 ′  N , 92 ° 43 ′  W