Blue Earth County, Minnesota
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| Blue Earth County, Minnesota | |
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 Location in the state of Minnesota |
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 Minnesota's location in the USA |
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| Founded | March 5, 1853 [1] |
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| Seat | Mankato |
| Largest City | Mankato |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
766 sq mi (1,984 km²) 752 sq mi (1,949 km²) 14 sq mi (35 km²), 1.77% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
55,941 74/sq mi (29/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.blue-earth.mn.us | |
| Named for: Blue Earth River | |
Blue Earth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 55,941. Its county seat is Mankato6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,984 km² (766 mi²). 1,949 km² (752 mi²) of it is land and 35 km² (14 mi²) of it (1.77%) is water. The Le Sueur River flows through a part of the county.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Lakes
- Albert Lake: in Jamestown Township
- Alice Lake: in Le Ray Township
- Armstrong Lake: in Butternut Valley Township
- Ballantyne Lake: in Jamestown Township
- Born Lake: in Le Ray Township
- Cottonwood Lake: in Medo Township
- Duck Lake: in Jamestown Township
- Eagle Lake: the southern half of the larger, northern lake is in Mankato Township and the northern half is in Lime Township with the eastern part of it just barely extending into Jamestown Township the eastern half of the smaller, southern lake is in Le Ray Township and the western half is in Mankato Township
- George Lake: in Jamestown Township
- Gilfillin Lake: mostly in Jamestown Township, but the extreme southern edge juts into in Le Ray Township
- Ida Lake: in Shelby Township
- Indian Lake: is in Le Ray Township
- Knights Lake: western half is in Mapleton Township and eastern half is in Danville Township
- Lake Crystal mostly in Judson Township, but the southern third is in Garden City Township
- Lieberg Lake: in Butternut Valley Township
- Lily Lake: Judson Township
- Loon Lake: in Garden City Township
- Long Lake: in Jamestown Township
- Lura Lake: mostly in Sterling Township, but the eastern fifth extends into Mapleton Township and a very small part extends into Faribault County
- Madison Lake: southern three-quarters is in Le Ray Township and the northern quarter is in Jamestown Township
- Mennenga Lake: Judson Township
- Mills Lake: in Garden City Township
- Minnesota Lake: almost entirely in Faribault County, but the extreme northern edge extends into in Danville Township
- Mud Lake: in Jamestown Township
- Perch Lake: mostly in Beauford Township, but the eastern fifth of the lake extends into in Medo Township
- Porter Lake: in Ceresco Township
- Rice Lake: in McPherson Township
- Severson Lake: in Medo Township
- Strom Lake: in Butternut Valley Township
- Wita Lake: in Lime Township
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Nicollet County (north)
- Le Sueur County (northeast)
- Waseca County (east)
- Faribault County (south)
- Martin County (southwest)
- Wantonwan County (west)
- Brown County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 55,941 people, 21,062 households, and 12,616 families residing in the county. The population density was 29/km² (74/mi²). There were 21,971 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.96% White, 1.19% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 21,062 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county the population was spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 22.10% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 18.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,940, and the median income for a family was $50,257. Males had a median income of $32,087 versus $22,527 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,712. About 6.10% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.
On ePodunk : Blue Earth County & Blue Earth Cty. ancestry :
German - 41%; Norwegian - 14%; Irish - 9% (2000)
[edit] Cities and towns
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† Only a part of the city is in Blue Earth County.
