Martin County, Minnesota

administration
The Martin County Courthouse in Fairmont, listed on NRHP No. 77000755
US state :	Minnesota
Administrative headquarters :	Fairmont
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 201 Lake Avenue Fairmont, MN 56031-1852
Foundation :	May 23, 1857
Made up from:	Brown County Faribault County
Area code :	001 507
Demographics
Residents :	20,840 (2010)
Population density :	11.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1890 km²
Water surface :	52 km²
map

The Martin County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 20,840 people and a population density of 11.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Fairmont .

geography

The county is located in southern Minnesota and borders Iowa . It has an area of 1890 square kilometers, of which 52 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Martin County:

Cottonwood County	Watonwan County	Blue Earth County
Jackson County		Faribault County
Emmet County, Iowa		Kossuth County, Iowa

history

Martin

Martin County was formed on May 23, 1857 from parts of Brown County and Faribault County. It was named after Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887), a US - Congressman from Wisconsin Territory (1845-1847).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	151	-
1870	3867	2,460.9%
1880	5249	35.7%
1890	9403	79.1%
1900	16,936	80.1%
1910	17,518	3.4%
1920	21,085	20.4%
1930	22,401	6.2%
1940	24,656	10.1%
1950	25,655	4.1%
1960	26,986	5.2%
1970	24,316	-9.9%
1980	24,687	1.5%
1990	22,914	-7.2%
2000	21,802	-4.9%
2010	20,840	-4.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

The Wohlheter Mansion , listed in the NRHP

The Fairmont Opera House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Martin County had 20,840 people in 8,943 households. The population density was 11.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.26 people lived in each of the 8943 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.7 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,791 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,354. 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Martin County localities

Citys

^{1 - partially in Watonwan County}

structure

In addition to the ten cities, Martin County is divided into 20 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Cedar Township	223	27-10378
Center Creek Township	217	27-10594
East Chain Township	296	27-17522
Elm Creek Township	188	27-18854
Fairmont Township	318	27-20348
Fox Lake Township	256	27-22256
Fraser Township	304	27-22436

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Galena Township	248	27-23030
Jay Township	237	27-31778
Lake Belt Township	189	27-34082
Lake Fremont Township	162	27-34334
Manyaska Township	306	27-40058
Nashville Township	195	27-44962
Pleasant Prairie Township	243	27-51622

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Rolling Green Township	266	27-55258
Rutland Township	437	27-56500
Silver Lake Township	519	27-60412
Tenhassen Township	260	27-64372
Waverly Township	208	27-68746
Westford Township	295	27-69466