Nicollet County, Minnesota
The Nicollet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 32 727 inhabitants and a population density of 27.9 inhabitants per square kilometer .. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) St. Peter.
Geography
The County is located in south-central Minnesota on the north bank of the Minnesota River. It has an area of 1209 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water surface. At the Nicollet County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Nicollet County was formed on March 5, 1853 from portions of Dakota County. It was named after Joseph Nicolas Nicollet (1786-1843), a French geographer and mathematician who charted the headwaters of the Mississippi in 1830.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Nicollet County 32 727 people in 12,247 households. The population density was 27.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 12,247 households lived statistically 2.46 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.5 percent white, 2.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 59,877. The per capita income was $ 26,108. 11.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Nicollet County
Citys
- Courtland
- Lafayette
- Mankato1
- Nicollet
- North Mankato
- St. Peter
Unincorporated communities
- Bernadotte
- Norseland
- West Newton
1 - predominantly in Blue Earth County
Structure
The Nicollet County is divided into 13 townships in addition to the seven -cities: