Renville County (Minnesota)
The Renville County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 15,730 inhabitants and a population density of 6.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Olivia.
Geography
The County is located in the central southwestern Minnesota on the northeastern shore of the Minnesota River, a right tributary of the Mississippi. It has an area of 2557 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. At the Renville County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Renville County was formed on February 20, 1855 from parts of Nicollet County, Sibley County and the only surviving in Wisconsin Pierce County. It was named for Joseph Renville (1779-1846), one of the first white settlers of the area.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Renville County 15,730 people in 6491 households. The population density was 6.2 people per square kilometer. In the 6491 households lived statistically 2.39 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 48,442. The per capita income was $ 24,317. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Renville County
Citys
- Bird Iceland
- Buffalo Lake
- Danube
- Fairfax
- Franklin
- Hector
- Morton
- Olivia
- Redwood Falls1
- Renville
- Sacred Heart
1 - predominantly in Redwood County
Structure
The Renville County is divided into 27 townships in addition to the eleven -cities: