Nicollet County

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The Nicollet County Courthouse and Jail in Saint Peter, listed in the NRHP since 2002 [1]
The Nicollet County Courthouse and Jail in Saint Peter, listed on the NRHP since 2002
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : St. Peter
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
501 South Minnesota Avenue
Saint Peter, MN 56082-2543
Foundation : March 5, 1853
Made up from: Dakota County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 32,727  (2010)
Population density : 27.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1209 km²
Water surface : 38 km²
map
Map of Nicollet County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.nicollet.mn.us

The Nicollet County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 32,727 residents and a population density of 27.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is St. Peter .

geography

The county is located in south central Minnesota on the north bank of the Minnesota River . It has an area of ​​1209 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Nicollet County:

Renville County Sibley County
Compass card (de) .svg Le Sueur County
Brown County Blue Earth County

history

Joseph Nicollet

Nicollet County was formed on March 5, 1853 from parts of Dakota County. It was named after Joseph Nicolas Nicollet (1786–1843), a French geographer and mathematician who mapped the upper reaches of the Mississippi around 1830 .

24 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 31, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 3773 -
1870 8362 121.6%
1880 12,333 47.5%
1890 13,382 8.5%
1900 14,774 10.4%
1910 14,125 -4.4%
1920 15,036 6.4%
1930 16,550 10.1%
1940 18,282 10.5%
1950 20,929 14.5%
1960 23,196 10.8%
1970 24,518 5.7%
1980 26,929 9.8%
1990 28,076 4.3%
2000 29,771 6%
2010 32,727 9.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Broadway Bridge in Oshawa Township, listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Nicollet County had 32,727 people in 12,247 households. The population density was 27.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 12,247 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.5 percent white, 2.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 59,877  USD . The per capita income was $ 26,108. 11.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Nicollet County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - predominantly in Blue Earth County

structure

In addition to the seven cities, Nicollet County is divided into 13 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Belgrade Township 1052    27-04744
Bernadotte Township 278    27-05410
Brighton Township 149    27-07732
Courtland Township 630    27-13600
Granby Township 246    27-24902
Lafayette Township 694    27-33938
Lake Prairie Township 672    27-34856
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
New Sweden Township 297    27-45988
Nicollet Township 527    27-46168
Oshawa Township 502    27-48922
Ridgely Township 115    27-54430
Traverse Township 334    27-65416
West Newton Township 423    27-69556
 

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 02000939.Retrieved August 23, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659497. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Nicollet County, MN ( July 15, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved at HH
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 6, 2013
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 31, 2018.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  8. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 20 ′  N , 94 ° 15 ′  W