Waseca County, Minnesota
The Waseca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 19,136 inhabitants and a population density of 17.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Waseca.
Geography
The County is located in southern Minnesota and is about 45 km from Iowa away. It has an area of 1121 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water surface. From southeast to northwest, the county is drained by the Le Sueur River, heard about the Blue Earth River and the Minnesota River to the basin of the Mississippi. At the Waseca County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Waseca County was formed on February 27, 1857 from parts of Steele County. It was named after a phrase from the Sioux language.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Waseca County 19,136 people in 7303 households. The population density was 17.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7303 households lived statistically 2.46 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.7 percent white, 2.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 52.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 52,357. The per capita income was $ 24,408. 8.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in Waseca County
Citys
- Elysian1
- Janesville
- New Richland
- Waldorf
- Waseca
1 - partially in Le Sueur County
Structure
The Waseca County is divided into twelve townships in addition to the five -cities: