Fillmore County (Minnesota)
The Fillmore County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 20,866 inhabitants and a population density of 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Preston, which was named after Luther Preston, an early mill owner in this area.
Geography
The County is located in southeastern Minnesota and on the south by Iowa. It has an area of 2233 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. From west to east the county is drained by the Root River, a right tributary of the Mississippi. At the Fillmore County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Fillmore County was formed on March 5, 1853 from parts of Wabasha County. It was named for Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), who served as the 13th President of the United States from 1850 to 1853.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Fillmore County 20,866 people in 8507 households. The population density was 9.4 people per square kilometer. In the 8507 households lived statistically 2.4 persons each.
The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 47,940. The per capita income was $ 24,318. 12.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Fillmore County
Citys
- Canton
- Chatfield1
- Fountain
- Harmony
- Lanesboro
- Mabel
- Ostrander
- Peterson
- Preston
- Rushford Village
- Rushford
- Spring Valley
- Whalan
- Wykoff
Unincorporated communities
- Bratsberg
- Cherry Grove
- Fillmore
- Granger
- Greenleafton
- Prosper
- South Rushford
1 - partially in Olmsted County
Structure
The Fillmore County is divided in addition to the City's in 23 townships: