Meeker County

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Meeker County Courthouse
Meeker County Courthouse
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Litchfield
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
325 North Sibley Avenue
Litchfield, MN 55355-2150
Foundation : February 23, 1856
Made up from: Davis County
Area code : 001 320
Demographics
Residents : 23,300  (2010)
Population density : 14.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1671 km²
Water surface : 95 km²
map
Map of Meeker County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.meeker.mn.us

The Meeker County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 23,300 residents and a population density of 14.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Litchfield .

geography

The county is just south of the geographic center of Minnesota. It has an area of ​​1671 square kilometers, of which 95 square kilometers are water.

In the north the county is traversed by the North Fork Crow River and in the south by the South Fork Crow River , which unite in the west of neighboring Wright County to the Crow River .

The following neighboring counties border Meeker County:

Stearns County
Kandiyohi County Compass card (de) .svg Wright County
Renville County McLeod County

history

The Meeker County was formed on February 23, 1856 from parts of the defunct Davis County. It was named after Bradley B. Meeker , an associate judge on the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 628 -
1870 6090 869.7%
1880 11,739 92.8%
1890 15,456 31.7%
1900 17,753 14.9%
1910 17,022 -4.1%
1920 18,103 6.4%
1930 17,914 -1 %
1940 19,277 7.6%
1950 18,966 -1.6%
1960 18,887 -0.4%
1970 18,810 -0.4%
1980 20,594 9.5%
1990 20,846 1.2%
2000 22,644 8.6%
2010 23,300 2.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
The Grand Army of the Republic Hall listed on the NRHP
Brightwood Beach Cottage , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Meeker County had 23,300 people in 9,400 households. The population density was 14.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.44 people in each of the 9,400 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.3 percent of the population.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 51,929  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,766. 9.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Meeker County

Citys

Unincorporated Community

1 - partially in Stearns County

structure

In addition to the nine cities, Meeker County is divided into 17 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Acton Township 375    27-00154
Cedar Mills Township 460    27-10486
Collinwood Township 1113    27-12628
Cosmos Township 228    27-13438
Danielson Township 295    27-14698
Darwin Township 681    27-14860
Dassel Township 1526    27-14896
Ellsworth Township 848    27-18818
Forest City Township 653    27-21734
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Forest Prairie Township 972    27-21842
Greenleaf Township 676    27-25730
Harvey Township 374    27-27440
Kingston Township 1256    27-33362
Litchfield Township 832    27-37466
Manannah Township 604    27-39698
Swede Grove Township 400    27-63832
Union Grove Township 633    27-66226

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659492. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Meeker County, MN ( July 14, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved May 21, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved May 21, 2013
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  6. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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

Coordinates: 45 ° 7 ′  N , 94 ° 32 ′  W