Watonwan County

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Watonwon County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
Watonwon County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Saint James
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
710 2nd Avenue S
Saint James, MN 56081-1741
Foundation : November 6, 1860
Made up from: Brown County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 11,211  (2010)
Population density : 10 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1139 km²
Water surface : 14 km²
map
Map of Watonwan County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.watonwan.mn.us

The Watonwan County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 11,211 residents and a population density of 10 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Saint James .

geography

The county is located in southern Minnesota and about 45 km from Iowa . It has an area of ​​1139 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Watonwan County:

Brown County
Cottonwood County Compass card (de) .svg Blue Earth County
Jackson County Martin County

history

Watonwan County was formed on November 6, 1860 from parts of Brown County. It was named after an expression used by the Dakota Indians .

Six places in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places as of January 31, 2018.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1870 2426 -
1880 5104 110.4%
1890 7746 51.8%
1900 11,496 48.4%
1910 11,382 -1 %
1920 12,457 9.4%
1930 12,802 2.8%
1940 13,902 8.6%
1950 13,881 -0.2%
1960 14,460 4.2%
1970 13,298 -8th %
1980 12,361 -7%
1990 11,682 -5.5%
2000 11,876 1.7%
2010 11,211 -5.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Grand Opera House in St. James, listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Watonwan County had 11,211 people in 4,396 households. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.51 people lived in each of the 4,396 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.7 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 21.6 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

25 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19 percent were 65 years or older. 50 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 49,307  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,187. 10.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Watonwan County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Martin County

structure

In addition to the eight cities, Watonwan County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Adrian Township 142    27-00280
Antrim Township 240    27-01810
Butterfield Township 213    27-09010
Fieldon Township 209    27-21014
Long Lake Township 338    27-38024
Madelia Township 351    27-39248
Nelson Township 287    27-45124
Odin Township 170    27-48112
Riverdale Township 294    27-54556
Rosendale Township 300    27-55780
St. James Township 260    27-57058
South Branch Township 282    27-61276

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659527. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Watonwan County, MN Retrieved July 11, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties. Retrieved July 11, 2013
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 31, 2018.
  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 : Watonwan County, Minnesota  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 59 ′  N , 94 ° 37 ′  W