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Blue Earth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 55,941. Its county seat is Mankato[1].
Blue Earth County is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 766 square miles (1,984 km²), of which, 752 square miles (1,949 km²) of it is land and 14 square miles (35 km²) of it (1.77%) is water. The Le Sueur River flows through a part of the county.
Major highways
Lakes
Adjacent counties
History
Blue Earth County was formed on March 5, 1853 from portions of Dakota County and free territory. It was named after the Blue Earth River.
Demographics
Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 55,941 people, 21,062 households, and 12,616 families residing in the county. The population density was 74 people per square mile (29/km²). There were 21,971 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.96% White, 1.19% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.6% were of German, 13.6% Norwegian and 6.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 21,062 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county the population was spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 22.10% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 18.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,940, and the median income for a family was $50,257. Males had a median income of $32,087 versus $22,527 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,712. About 6.10% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.
On ePodunk : Blue Earth County & Blue Earth Cty. ancestry :
German - 41%; Norwegian - 14%; Irish - 9% (2000)
Cities and towns
- Only a part of the city is in Blue Earth County.
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
External links
Coordinates: 44°02-N 94°04-W- / -44.03, -94.06
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