Rice County, Minnesota

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Rice County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 82003016 [1]
Rice County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 82003016
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Faribault
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Government Services Building
320 NW Third Street
Faribault, MN 55021-5195
Foundation : March 5, 1853
Made up from: Dakota County
Wabasha County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 64,142  (2010)
Population density : 49.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1337 km²
Water surface : 48 km²
map
Map of Rice County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.rice.mn.us

The Rice County is a county of the middle southeastern US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 64,142 residents and a population density of 49.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Faribault .

Rice County is part of the CSA (Combined Statistical Area) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud , the expanded Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Minnesota. It has an area of ​​1337 square kilometers, of which 48 square kilometers are water. In Rice County, the Straight River flows into the Cannon River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .

The following neighboring counties border Rice County:

Scott County Dakota County
Le Sueur County Compass card (de) .svg Goodhue County
Waseca County Steele County Dodge County

history

Henry Mower Rice

Rice County was formed on March 5, 1853 from parts of Dakota County and Wabasha County. It was named after Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894), a US politician and from 1858 to 1863 US Senator from Minnesota.

Two locations in Rice County have National Historic Landmark status , the OE Rolvaag House and the Thorstein Veblen Farmstead . 74 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 31, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 7543 -
1870 16,083 113.2%
1880 22,481 39.8%
1890 23,968 6.6%
1900 26,080 8.8%
1910 25,911 -0.6%
1920 28,307 9.2%
1930 29,974 5.9%
1940 32,160 7.3%
1950 36,235 12.7%
1960 38,988 7.6%
1970 41,582 6.7%
1980 46,087 10.8%
1990 49.183 6.7%
2000 56,665 15.2%
2010 64,142 13.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
The Sakatah Lake State Park
Johnston Hall-Seabury Divinity School , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Rice County had 64,142 people in 22,117 households. The population density was 49.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.51 people lived in each of the 22,117 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.3 percent white, 3.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 2.1 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 8.0 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 59,533  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,783. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Towns in Rice County

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Goodhue County
2 - partly in Dakota County
3 - partly in Steele County

structure

Besides the seven cities, Rice County is divided into 14 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Bridgewater Township 1772    27-07714
Cannon City Township 1215    27-09712
Erin Township 859    27-19682
Forest Township 1233    27-21680
Morristown Township 697    27-44314
Northfield Township 842    27-46942
Richland Township 416    27-54250
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Shieldsville Township 1137    27-59854
Walcott Township 953    27-67666
Warsaw Township 1320    27-68278
Webster Township 1768    27-68962
Wells Township 1594    27-69124
Wheatland Township 1237    27-69826
Wheeling Township 551    27-69862

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659511. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Rice County, MN. Retrieved March 20, 2013
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 20, 2013
  5. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Minnesota . National Park Service , accessed January 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 31, 2018.
  7. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  9. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

Commons : Rice County, Minnesota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 22 ′  N , 93 ° 18 ′  W