Scott County, Minnesota
Scott County Government Center |
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US state : | Minnesota |
Administrative headquarters : | Shakopee |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 200 Fourth Avenue West Shakopee, MN 55379-1220 |
Foundation : | March 5, 1853 |
Made up from: | Dakota County |
Area code : | 001 952 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 129,928 (2010) |
Population density : | 140.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 955 km² |
Water surface : | 31 km² |
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Website : www.co.scott.mn.us |
The Scott County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 129,928 residents and a population density of 140.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Shakopee .
Scott County is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area .
geography
The county is located in central southeast Minnesota on the south bank of the Minnesota River and in the southern suburbs of Minneapolis . It has an area of 955 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Scott County:
Carver County | Hennepin County | |
Sibley County | Dakota County | |
Le Sueur County | Rice County |
history
Scott County was formed on March 5, 1853 from parts of Dakota County. It was named after Winfield Scott (1786–1866), a US general who drafted the Anaconda Plan to defeat the Confederates during the American Civil War .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 4595 | - | |
1870 | 11,042 | 140.3% | |
1880 | 13,516 | 22.4% | |
1890 | 13,831 | 2.3% | |
1900 | 15,147 | 9.5% | |
1910 | 14,888 | -1.7% | |
1920 | 14,245 | -4.3% | |
1930 | 14,116 | -0.9% | |
1940 | 15,585 | 10.4% | |
1950 | 16,486 | 5.8% | |
1960 | 21,909 | 32.9% | |
1970 | 32,423 | 48% | |
1980 | 43,784 | 35% | |
1990 | 57,846 | 32.1% | |
2000 | 89,498 | 54.7% | |
2010 | 129,928 | 45.2% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Scott County had 129,928 people in 44,593 households. The population density was 140.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.86 people lived in each of the 44,593 households.
The racial the population was composed of 88.3 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 5.9 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.6 percent of the population.
29.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 83,415 USD . The per capita income was $ 34,532. 5.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Scott County
1 - partly in Le Sueur County
structure
In addition to the seven cities, Scott County is divided into eleven townships :
Township | Population (2010) |
FIPS |
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Belle Plaine Township | 878 | 27-04852 |
Blakeley Township | 418 | 27-06418 |
Cedar Lake Township | 2779 | 27-10450 |
Credit River Township | 5096 | 27-13726 |
Helena Township | 1648 | 27-28322 |
Jackson Township | 1464 | 27-31580 |
Louisville Township | 1266 | 27-38294 |
New Market Township | 3440 | 27-45754 |
St. Lawrence Township | 483 | 27-57184 |
Sand Creek Township | 1521 | 27-58324 |
Spring Lake Township | 3631 | 27-61978 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 659514. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Scott County, MN. Retrieved January 30, 2013
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 30, 2013
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′ N , 92 ° 28 ′ W