Nobles County

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Nobles County Courthouse
Nobles County Courthouse
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Worthington
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
315 10th Street
Worthington, MN 56187-2315
Foundation : May 23, 1857
Made up from: Brown County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 21,378  (2010)
Population density : 11.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1871 km²
Water surface : 11 km²
map
Map of Nobles County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.nobles.mn.us

The Nobles County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 21,378 residents and a population density of 11.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Worthington .

geography

The county is located in southwest Minnesota on the plateau called Coteau des Prairies , which extends to Iowa in the south and South Dakota in the west. It has an area of ​​1871 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Nobles County:

Pipestone County Murray County Cottonwood County
Rock county Compass card (de) .svg Jackson County
Lyon County,
Iowa 		Osceola County,
Iowa

history

Nobles County was formed on May 23, 1857 from parts of Brown County. It was named after William H. Nobles , a member of the Minnesota Territorial Administration from 1854 to 1856.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 35 -
1870 117 234.3%
1880 4435 3,690.6%
1890 7958 79.4%
1900 14,932 87.6%
1910 15.210 1.9%
1920 17,917 17.8%
1930 18,618 3.9%
1940 21,215 13.9%
1950 22,435 5.8%
1960 23,365 4.1%
1970 23.208 -0.7%
1980 21,840 -5.9%
1990 20,098 -8th %
2000 20,832 3.7%
2010 21,378 2.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Nobles County had 21,378 people in 8,035 households. The population density was 11.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.59 people lived in 8,035 households.

The racial the population was composed of 87.7 percent white, 3.8 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 5.9 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 23.3 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 48.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 45,552  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,634. 19.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Nobles County

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the eleven cities, Nobles County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Bigelow Township 373    27-05662
Bloom Township 158    27-06508
Dewald Township 254    27-15850
Elk Township 253    27-18602
Graham Lakes Township 218    27-24848
Grand Prairie Township 206    27-25100
Hersey Township 219    27-28736
Indian Lake Township 232    27-30878
Larkin Township 188    27-35666
Leota Township 390    27-36566
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Lismore Township 175    27-37430
Little Rock Township 211    27-37682
Lorain Township 297    27-38204
Olney Township 205    27-48274
Ransom township 230    27-53152
Seward Township 208    27-59260
Summit Lake Township 323    27-63400
Westside Township 218    27-69718
Wilmont Township 184    27-70600
Worthington Township 328    27-71752

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659498. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Nobles County, MN ( July 15, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved May 29, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties. Retrieved May 29, 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

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Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′  N , 95 ° 46 ′  W