Waseca County

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Waseca County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 82003070 [1]
Waseca County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 82003070
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Waseca
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
307 North State Street
Waseca, MN 56093-2932
Foundation : February 27, 1857
Made up from: Steele County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 19,136  (2010)
Population density : 17.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1121 km²
Water surface : 25 km²
map
Map of Waseca County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.waseca.mn.us

The Waseca County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 19,136 people and a population density of 17.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Waseca .

geography

The county is located in southern Minnesota and about 45 km from Iowa . It has an area of ​​1121 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water. From southeast to northwest the county is traversed by the Le Sueur River , which is part of the Mississippi catchment area via the Blue Earth River and the Minnesota River . The following neighboring counties border Waseca County:

Le Sueur County Rice County
Blue Earth County Compass card (de) .svg Steele County
Faribault County Freeborn County

history

Waseca County was formed on February 27, 1857 from parts of Steele County. It was named after an expression from the Sioux language.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 2601 -
1870 7854 202%
1880 12,385 57.7%
1890 13,313 7.5%
1900 14,760 10.9%
1910 13,466 -8.8%
1920 14,133 5%
1930 14,412 2%
1940 15,186 5.4%
1950 14,957 -1.5%
1960 16,041 7.2%
1970 16,663 3.9%
1980 18,448 10.7%
1990 18,079 -2%
2000 19,526 8th %
2010 19,136 -2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Janesville Free Public Library , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Waseca County had 19,136 people in 7,303 households. The population density was 17.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in the 7,303 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.7 percent white, 2.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 5.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 52.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 52,357  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,408. 8.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Waseca County

Citys

1 - partly in Le Sueur County

structure

Waseca County is divided into twelve townships in addition to the five cities :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Alton Township 434    27-01198
Blooming Grove Township 525    27-06562
Byron Township 230    27-09172
Freedom Township 326    27-22598
Iosco Township 550    27-31166
Janesville Township 513    27-31724
New Richland Township 443    27-45880
Otisco Township 599    27-49084
St. Mary Township 460    27-57274
Vivian Township 259    27-67324
Wilton Township 365    27-70744
Woodville Township 1332    27-71698

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659525. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Waseca County, MN. Retrieved July 10, 2013
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved July 10, 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

Commons : Waseca County, Minnesota  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 1 ′  N , 93 ° 35 ′  W