Houston County (Minnesota)
The Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 19,027 inhabitants and a population density of 13.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Caledonia.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme southeast of Minnesota. It is bordered on the south by Iowa, and on the east by Wisconsin, the Mississippi forms a natural border. The county has an area of 1473 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers are water surface. The current coming from the west Root River flows to the east of the county in Mississippi. At the Houston County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Houston County was formed on April 4, 1854 from parts of Fillmore County. It was named after Sam Houston (1793-1863), an American politician and general who was a key figure in the history of the state of Texas. After him was Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States named.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Houston County 19,027 people in 7810 households. The population density was 13.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7810 households lived statistically 2.4 persons each.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 53,017. The per capita income was $ 25,791. 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Houston County
Citys
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Eitzen
- Hokah
- Houston
- La Crescent1
- Spring Grove
Unincorporated communities
- Bee
- Black Hammer
- Freeburg
- Jefferson
- Money Creek
- Pine Creek1
- Reno
- River Junction
- Willington Grove
- Wilmington
1 - partially in Winona County
Structure
The Houston County is divided into 17 townships in addition to the seven -cities: