Redwood County

administration
US state :	Minnesota
Administrative headquarters :	Redwood Falls
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 250 S. Jefferson Redwood Falls, MN 56283-1628
Foundation :	November 4, 1862
Made up from:	Brown County
Area code :	001 507
Demographics
Residents :	16,059 (2010)
Population density :	7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2282 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.co.redwood.mn.us

The Redwood County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 16,059 residents and a population density of 7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Redwood Falls .

The Lower Sioux Indian Reservation is entirely within the Redwood County area.

geography

The county is located in central southwest Minnesota at the confluence of the Redwood River and the Minnesota River . It covers an area of 2282 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Redwood County:

Yellow Medicine County		Renville County
Lyon County		Brown County
Murray County	Cottonwood County

history

Redwood County was formed on November 4, 1862 from parts of Brown County. It was named after the Redwood River that flows through the county.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	1829	-
1880	5375	193.9%
1890	9886	83.9%
1900	17,261	74.6%
1910	18,425	6.7%
1920	20,908	13.5%
1930	20,620	-1.4%
1940	22,290	8.1%
1950	22,127	-0.7%
1960	21,718	-1.8%
1970	20,024	-7.8%
1980	19,341	-3.4%
1990	17,254	-10.8%
2000	16,815	-2.5%
2010	16,059	-4.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Ramsey Falls in Ramsey Park near Redwood Falls

Redwood Falls Carnegie Library listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Redwood County had 16,059 people in 6,594 households. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.36 people in each of the 6594 households.

The racial the population was composed of 89.3 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 5.0 percent Native American, 3.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 45,177 . The per capita income was $ 24,493. 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Redwood County localities

Citys

^{1 - to a small extent in Renville County}

structure

In addition to the 15 cities, Redwood County is divided into 26 townships :

Township	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
Brookville Township	224	27-08074
Charlestown Township	208	27-10936
Delhi Township	293	27-15562
Gales Township	137	27-23048
Granite Rock Township	225	27-25316
Honner Township	79	27-30068
Johnsonville Township	152	27-32048
Kintire Township	182	27-33434
Lamberton Township	193	27-35306
Morgan Township	257	27-44134
New Avon Township	191	27-45412
North Hero Township	161	27-46996
Paxton Township	555	27-49894

Township	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
Redwood Falls Township	181	27-53674
Sheridan Township	197	27-59656
Sherman Township	370	27-59692
Springdale Township	217	27-61798
Sundown Township	185	27-63526
Swedes Forest Township	121	27-63868
Three Lakes Township	194	27-64822
Underwood Township	206	27-66190
Vail Township	229	27-66478
Vesta Township	192	27-67000
Waterbury Township	196	27-68494
Westline Township	178	27-69538
Willow Lake Township	222	27-70474