Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

The Yellow Medicine County ' is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 10,438 inhabitants and a population density of 5.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Granite Falls.

To the east of the county, the Upper Sioux Indian Reservation is located.

Geography

The County is located in southwestern Minnesota, on the west by South Dakota and is bounded on the east by the Minnesota River. In these flows south of Granite Falls of the Yellow Medicine River.

It has an area of ​​1977 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface.

At the Yellow Medicine County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Yellow Medicine County was formed on November 7, 1871 parts of Redwood County. It was named after the Yellow Medicine River, which flows through the county.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Yellow Medicine County 10,438 people in 4157 households. The population density was 5.3 people per square kilometer. In the 4157 households lived statistically 2.45 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 94.7 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 3.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 50,740. The per capita income was $ 23,718. 13.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in Yellow Medicine County

All localities in Yellow Medicine County have municipal status "City":

  • Canby
  • Clark Field
  • Echo
  • Granite Falls1
  • Hanley Falls
  • Hazel Run
  • Porter
  • St. Leo
  • Woodlake

1 - partially in Chippewa County

Structure

The Yellow Medicine County is divided into 21 townships in addition to the nine -cities:

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