Sibley County, Minnesota
The Sibley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 15,226 inhabitants and a population density of 10 inhabitants per square kilometer .. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Gaylord.
Geography
The County is located in south-central Minnesota on the west bank of the Minnesota River. It has an area of 1555 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water surface. At the Sibley County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Sibley County was formed on March 5, 1853 from portions of Dakota County. It was named for Henry Hastings Sibley (1811-1891), the first Governor of Minnesota ( 1858-1860 ).
Historical buildings
Henderson Commercial Historic District, listed on the NRHP
August F. Poehler House, listed on the NRHP
Additional properties:
- List of entries in the National Register of Historic Places in Sibley County
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Sibley County 15,226 people in 6103 households. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. In the 6103 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 7.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 52,482. The per capita income was $ 24,563. 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Sibley County
Citys
- Arlington
- Gaylord
- Gibbon
- Green Isle
- Henderson
- Le Sueur1
- New Auburn
- Winthrop
1 - partially in Le Sueur County
Structure
The Sibley County is divided into 17 townships in addition to the eight -cities: