Carver County, Minnesota

The Carver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 91 042 inhabitants and a population density of 98.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Chaska.

The Carver County is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Minneapolis -Saint Paul.

Geography

The County is located in the southwestern suburban area of Minneapolis in south-central Minnesota. It has an area of 974 square kilometers, of which 49 square kilometers are water surface.

The south-eastern border of the county is made of Minnesota River, which flows into the Mississippi River on the southern outskirts of the capital of Minnesota Saint Paul. Through the center of the county of the southern arm of the Crow River, which also flows into the Mississippi above Minneapolis runs.

The County is located in a lakeside scenery. In the north it has a share in Lake Minnetonka. The largest lake that lies entirely in Carver County, Lake Waconia.

In the southeast, the Carver County share of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, a protected nature reserve along the Minnesota River.

At the Carver County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Carver County was formed on February 20, 1855 from parts of Hennepin County and the Sibley County. It was named after Jonathan Carver, an explorer of the Americas.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Carver County 91 042 people in 32 715 households. The population density was 98.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 32 715 households lived statistically 2.72 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 94.0 percent white, 1.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 2.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

29.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 82,710. The per capita income was $ 36,807. 5.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Carver County

All cities in Carver County have the status of "City"

  • Carver
  • Chanhassen1
  • Chaska
  • Cologne
  • Hamburg
  • Mayer
  • New Germany
  • Norwood Young America
  • Victoria
  • Waconia
  • Watertown

1 - partially in Hennepin County

Structure

The Carver County is divided into 10 townships in addition to the eleven -cities:

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