Rice County (Minnesota)

The Rice County is a county located in the central southeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 64 142 inhabitants and a population density of 49.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Faribault.

The Rice County is part of the CSA ( Combined Statistical Area) Minneapolis -St. Paul -St. Cloud, the extended metropolitan region of Minneapolis -Saint Paul.

Geography

The County is located in the middle of the southeast Minnesota. It has an area of ​​1337 square kilometers, of which 48 square kilometers are water surface. In Rice County the Straight River empties into the Cannon River, a right tributary of the Mississippi.

At the Rice County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Rice County was formed on March 5, 1853 from portions of Dakota County and the Wabasha County. It was named after Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894), an American politician and 1858-1863 U.S. Senator from Minnesota.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Rice County 64 142 people in 22,117 households. The population density was 49.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 22,117 households lived statistically 2.51 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 92.3 percent white, 3.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 2.1 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 8.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 59,533. The per capita income was $ 24,783. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Rice County

Citys

• Dennison1
• Dundas
• Faribault
• Lonsdale

• Morristown
• Nerstrand
• Northfield2

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Warsaw

Other Unincorporated communities

• Cannon City
• Hazelwood
• Little Chicago

• Moland3
• Ruskin
• Veseli

1 - partially in Goodhue County 2 - partially in Dakota County 3 - partially in Steele County

Structure

The Rice County is divided into 14 townships in addition to the seven -cities: