Steele County, Minnesota

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steele County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 78001565 [1]
Steele County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 78001565
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Owatonna
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
630 Florence Avenue
Owatonna, MN 55060-4704
Foundation : February 20, 1855
Made up from: Blue Earth County
Le Sueur County
Rice County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 36,576  (2010)
Population density : 32.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1119 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Steele County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.steele.mn.us

The Steele County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 36,576 residents and a population density of 32.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Owatonna .

geography

The county is located in southeast Minnesota and is traversed from south to north by the Straight River , a tributary of the Cannon River, which flows into the Mississippi . The county is located approximately 50 km south of Iowa and covers an area of ​​1,119 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Steele County:

Rice County
Waseca County Compass card (de) .svg Dodge County
Freeborn County Mower County

history

Steele County was formed on February 20, 1855 from parts of Blue Earth County, Le Sueur County and Rice County. It was named after Franklin Steele (1813-1880), one of the first white settlers in Minnesota.

One location in Steele County has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the National Farmer's Bank of Owatonna . Twelve buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 31, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 2803 -
1870 8271 195.1%
1880 12,460 50.6%
1890 13,232 6.2%
1900 16,524 24.9%
1910 16,146 -2.3%
1920 18,061 11.9%
1930 18,475 2.3%
1940 19,749 6.9%
1950 21,155 7.1%
1960 25,029 18.3%
1970 26,931 7.6%
1980 30,328 12.6%
1990 30,729 1.3%
2000 33,680 9.6%
2010 36,576 8.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Steele County had 36,576 people in 14,053 households. The population density was 32.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.55 people lived in the 14,053 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.8 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 6.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 57,290  USD . The per capita income was $ 26,114. 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Steele County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Dodge County
2 - partly in Rice County

structure

Steele County is divided into 13 townships in addition to the four cities :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Aurora Township 574    27-02890
Berlin Township 519    27-05374
Blooming Prairie Township 430    27-06598
Clinton Falls Township 351    27-12052
Deerfield Township 517    27-15256
Havana Township 570    27-27638
Lemond Township 501    27-36386
Medford Township 813    27-41444
Meriden Township 621    27-41750
Merton Township 348    27-41840
Owatonna Township 609    27-49318
Somerset Township 732    27-61150
Summit Township 466    27-63364

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659518. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Steele County, MN. Retrieved June 23, 2013
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved June 23, 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 March 15, 2011
  8. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  9. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 1 ′  N , 93 ° 13 ′  W