Renville County, Minnesota

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Renville County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1986 [1]
Renville County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1986
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Olivia
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
410 E DePue Avenue
Olivia, MN 56277-1481
Foundation : February 20, 1855
Made up from: Nicollet County
Pierce County
Sibley County
Area code : 001 320
Demographics
Residents : 15,730  (2010)
Population density : 6.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2557 km²
Water surface : 11 km²
map
Map of Renville County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.renville.mn.us

The Renville County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 15,730 residents and a population density of 6.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Olivia .

geography

The county is located in central southwest Minnesota on the northeast bank of the Minnesota River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . It has an area of ​​2557 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Renville County:

Chippewa County Kandiyohi County Meeker County
Yellow Medicine County Compass card (de) .svg McLeod County ,
Sibley County
Redwood County Nicollet County ,
Brown County

history

Renville County was formed on February 20, 1855 from parts of Nicollet County, Sibley County and Pierce County, which now only exists in Wisconsin. It was named after Joseph Renville (1779–1846), one of the first white settlers in the area.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 245 -
1870 3219 1,213.9%
1880 10,791 235.2%
1890 17.009 57.6%
1900 23,693 39.3%
1910 23,123 -2.4%
1920 23,634 2.2%
1930 23,645 0%
1940 24,625 4.1%
1950 23,954 -2.7%
1960 23,249 -2.9%
1970 21,139 -9.1%
1980 20,401 -3.5%
1990 17,673 -13.4%
2000 17,154 -2.9%
2010 15,730 -8.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Renville Counties had 15,730 people in 6,491 households. The population density was 6.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in each of the 6,491 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 6.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 48,442  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,317. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Renville County localities

Citys

1 - predominantly in Redwood County

structure

In addition to the eleven cities, Renville County is divided into 27 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Bandon Township 175    27-03484
Beaver Falls Township 197    27-04546
Birch Cooley Township 245    27-05968
Bird Island Township 205    27-06094
Boon Lake Township 378    27-06976
Brookfield Township 156    27-07912
Cairo Township 232    27-09208
Camp Township 186    27-09478
Crooks Township 191    27-13852
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Emmet Township 226    27-19322
Ericson Township 206    27-19628
Flora Township 188    27-21374
Hawk Creek Township 201    27-27728
Hector Township 226    27-28142
Henryville Township 208    27-28610
Kingman Township 201    27-33290
Martinsburg Township 197    27-40832
Melville Township 225    27-41624
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Norfolk Township 161    27-46600
Osceola Township 158    27-48868
Palmyra Township 179    27-49606
Preston Lake Township 271    27-52486
Sacred Heart Township 270    27-56590
Troy township 284    27-65632
Wang Township 249    27-68026
Wellington Township 185    27-69088
Winfield Township 224    27-70852

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 86001281.Retrieved August 14, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659510. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Renville County, MN Retrieved June 15, 2013
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved June 15, 2013
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  7. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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Coordinates: 44 ° 43 ′  N , 94 ° 58 ′  W