Blue Earth County, Minnesota
The Blue Earth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 64 013 inhabitants and a population density of 32.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mankato, which was named after the Sioux term for Blue Earth.
Geography
The County lies south of Minnesota üm at the mouth of the Blue Earth River in the Minnesota River. It is located about 40 km from Iowa and has an area of 1984 square kilometers, of which 35 square kilometers are water surface. At the Blue Earth County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Blue Earth County was formed on March 5, 1853 from portions of Dakota County and designated as free territory. It was named after the Blue Earth River.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Blue Earth County 64 013 people in 24,045 households. The population density was 32.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 24,045 households lived statistically 2.49 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 93.1 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 2.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
19.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 48,911. The per capita income was $ 23,996. 18.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Blue Earth County
Citys
- Amboy
- Eagle Lake
- Good Thunder
- Lake Crystal
- Madison Lake
- Mankato1
- Mapleton
- Minnesota lake2
- Pemberton
- Skyline
- St. Clair
- Vernon Center
Census-designated place (CDP )
- Garden City
1 - partially in Nicollet County 2 - partially in Faribault County
Structure
The Blue Earth County is divided into 23 townships in addition to the twelve -cities: