Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

The Lac qui Parle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 7259 inhabitants and a population density of 3.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Madison.

Geography

The County is located in southwestern Minnesota, on the west by South Dakota and has an area of ​​2015 square kilometers, of which 34 square kilometers are water surface.

In the northeast, the County of Minnesota River is limited. The county is traversed by the right-hand tributary, the Lac qui Parle eponymous River.

At the Lac qui Parle County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Lac qui Parle County was formed on November 7, 1871 parts of Redwood County. The name comes from the French word meaning " lake that speaks ". In the county there is an eponymous lake whose Dakota name was translated into French.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 Lac qui Parle County lived in 7259 people in 3072 households. The population density was 3.7 people per square kilometer. In the 3072 households lived statistically 2.32 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 48,269. The per capita income was $ 25,519. 9.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Lac qui Parle County towns in

Citys

• Bellingham
• Boyd
• Dawson
• Louisburg

• Madison
• Marietta
• Nassau
• Ortonville1

1 - predominantly in Big Stone County

Structure

The Lac qui Parle County is divided into 22 townships * next seven citys:

* The city of Ortonville is just a small part in Lac qui Parle County, which lies within the Yellow Bank Township.