- Sibley County, Minnesota
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Sibley County, Minnesota 
Location in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.Founded March 5, 1853 [1] Named for General Henry Hastings Sibley, an early pioneer, governor, and military defender of the state. Seat Gaylord Largest city Gaylord Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
600.41 sq mi (1,555 km²)
588.65 sq mi (1,525 km²)
11.76 sq mi (30 km²), 1.96%Population
- (2010)
- Density
15,226
26/sq mi (10/km²)Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Website www.co.sibley.mn.us Sibley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 15,226.[1] Its county seat is Gaylord[2].
Contents
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 600.41 square miles (1,555.1 km2), of which 588.65 square miles (1,524.6 km2) (or 98.04%) is land and 11.76 square miles (30.5 km2) (or 1.96%) is water.[3] Most of the Rush River's watershed is located in Sibley County.
Lakes
- Altnow Lake: in Dryden Township
- Beatty Lake: in Dryden Township
- Clear Lake: northern half is in Severance Township; southern half is in Nicollet County
- Curran Lake: in Green Isle Township
- Hahn Lake: in New Auburn Township
- High Island Lake: in New Auburn Township
- Indian Lake: in Transit Township
- Kerry Lake: in Faxon Township
- Mud Lake: in Dryden Township
- Mud Lake: there is another Mud Lake in New Auburn Township northwest of Hahn Lake
- Mud Lake: there is a third Mud Lake in New Auburn Township southeast of Hahn Lake
- Mud Lake: there is a fourth Mud Lake in Severance Township
- Mud Lakes: three lakes in Washington Lake Township
- Sand Lake: western two thirds is in Cornish Township; the eastern third is in Alfsborg Township
- Schauer Lake: in Green Isle Township
- Schilling Lake: in New Auburn Township
- Severance Lake: in Green Isle Township
- Silver Lake: in Jessenland Township
- Swan Lake: in Severance Township
- Titlow Lake: in Dryden Township: the North Branch Rush River starts at this lake.
- Washington Lake: in Washington Lake Township
Major highways
U.S. Highway 169 (briefly)
Minnesota State Highway 5
Minnesota State Highway 15
Minnesota State Highway 19
Adjacent counties
- McLeod County (north)
- Carver County (northeast)
- Scott County (east)
- Le Sueur County (southeast)
- Nicollet County (south)
- Renville County (west, northwest)
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1860 3,609 — 1870 6,725 86.3% 1880 10,637 58.2% 1890 15,199 42.9% 1900 16,862 10.9% 1910 15,540 −7.8% 1920 15,635 0.6% 1930 15,865 1.5% 1940 16,625 4.8% 1950 15,816 −4.9% 1960 16,228 2.6% 1970 15,845 −2.4% 1980 15,448 −2.5% 1990 14,366 −7.0% 2000 15,356 6.9% 2010 15,226 −0.8% U.S. Decennial Census 
Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 15,356 people, 5,772 households, and 4,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.57% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 3.09% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 5.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 65.7% were of German and 6.3% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 5,772 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,458, and the median income for a family was $48,923. Males had a median income of $31,002 versus $22,527 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,004. About 5.10% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Cities Townships † Le Sueur is mainly in Le Sueur County but a small part extends into Sibley County.
See also
References
- ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Renville County McLeod County Carver County Renville County 
Scott County 
Sibley County, Minnesota 
Nicollet County Le Sueur County Municipalities and communities of Sibley County, Minnesota Cities Arlington | Gaylord | Gibbon | Green Isle | Henderson | Le Sueur‡ | New Auburn | Winthrop
Townships Alfsborg | Arlington | Bismarck | Dryden | Cornish | Faxon | Grafton | Green Isle | Henderson | Jessenland | Kelso | Moltke | New Auburn | Severance | Sibley | Transit | Washington Lake
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Minnesota counties
- Sibley County, Minnesota
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