Martin County (Minnesota)
The Martin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 20,840 inhabitants and a population density of 11.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Fairmont.
Geography
The County is located in southern Minnesota and bordering Iowa. It has an area of 1890 square kilometers, of which 52 square kilometers are water surface. At the Martin County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Martin County was formed on 23 May 1857 parts of Brown County and the Faribault County. It was named after Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887), a U.S. - Congressman from Wisconsin Territory ( 1845-1847 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Martin County 20,840 people in 8943 households. The population density was 11.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8943 households lived statistically 2.26 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 44,791. The per capita income was $ 25,354. 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Martin County
Citys
- Ceylon
- Dunnell
- Fairmont
- Granada
- Northrop
- Ormsby1
- Sherburn
- Trimont
- Truman
- Welcome
1 - partially in Watonwan County
Structure
The Martin County is divided in addition to the ten citys in 20 townships: