Steele County (Minnesota)
The Steele County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 36,576 inhabitants and a population density of 32.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Owatonna.
Geography
The County is located in southeastern Minnesota and is traversed from south to north from the Straight River, a tributary of the opening into the Mississippi River Cannon. The County is located in the south about 50 miles from Iowa and has an area of 1119 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers of water surface. At the Steele County borders the following Nacbbarcountys:
History
The Steele County was formed on February 20, 1855 from portions of Blue Earth County, Le Sueur County and Rice County. It was named one of the first white settlers in Minnesota to Franklin Steele ( 1813-1880 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Steele County 36,576 people in 14 053 households. The population density was 32.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 14 053 households lived statistically 2.55 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.8 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 57,290. The per capita income was $ 26,114. 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Steele County
Citys
- Blooming Prairie1
- Ellendale
- Medford
- Owatonna
Unincorporated communities
- Bixby
- Hope
- Litomysl
- Moland2
- Pratt
1 - partially in Dodge County 2 - partially in Rice County
Structure
The Steele County is divided in addition to the four -cities in 13 townships: