Freeborn County, Minnesota
The Freeborn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 31,255 inhabitants and a population density of 17.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Albert Lea, which was named after Albert Miller, an early explorer of the area.
Geography
The County is located in southwestern Minnesota, and on the south by Iowa. It has an area of 1872 square kilometers, of which 39 square kilometers are water surface. At the Freeborn County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Freeborn County was formed on February 20, 1855 from portions of Blue Earth County and Rice County. It was named after William Freeborn, the second mayor of Red Wing.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Freeborn County 31,255 people in 13,210 households. The population density was 17.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 13,210 households lived statistically 2.33 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 8.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 43,447. The per capita income was $ 24,409. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Freeborn County
Citys
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Clarks Grove
- Conger
- Emmons
- Freeborn
- Geneva
- Glenville
- Hartland
- Hayward
- Hollandale
- Manchester
- Myrtle
- Twin Lakes
Unincorporated communities
- CORNING 1
- Moscow
- Oakland
1 - partially in Mower County
Structure
The Freeborn County is divided into 20 townships in addition to the 14 -cities: