Blue Earth County, Minnesota
204 S 5th St
Mankato, MN 56002
Phone: (507) 389-8100
Fax: (507) 389-8437
www.co.blue-earth.mn.us
In south-central MN, west of Rochester; established Mar 5, 1853 (prior to statehood) from unorganized territory. Name Origin: For the Blue Earth River, which runs through it; a transliteration of the Nankato name for the color of the earth in the river, used as a pigment by the Sisseton Sioux.
Area (sq mi): 765.90 (land 752.36; water 13.54). Pop per sq mi: 77.10.
Pop 2005: 58,030. State rank: 15. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.70%; 1990-2000 3.50%. Pop 2000: 55,941 (White 94.10%; Black or African American 1.20%; Hispanic or Latino 1.80%; Asian 1.80%; Other 2.10%). Foreign born: 2.90%. Median age: 29.90.
Income 2000: per capita $18,712; median household $38,940; Pop below poverty level: 12.90%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,910-$28,491.
Unemployment 2004: 3.90%. Change from 2000: 1.20%. Median travel time to work: 17.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 23.20%.
Mankato, MN 56002
Phone: (507) 389-8100
Fax: (507) 389-8437
www.co.blue-earth.mn.us
In south-central MN, west of Rochester; established Mar 5, 1853 (prior to statehood) from unorganized territory. Name Origin: For the Blue Earth River, which runs through it; a transliteration of the Nankato name for the color of the earth in the river, used as a pigment by the Sisseton Sioux.
Area (sq mi): 765.90 (land 752.36; water 13.54). Pop per sq mi: 77.10.
Pop 2005: 58,030. State rank: 15. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.70%; 1990-2000 3.50%. Pop 2000: 55,941 (White 94.10%; Black or African American 1.20%; Hispanic or Latino 1.80%; Asian 1.80%; Other 2.10%). Foreign born: 2.90%. Median age: 29.90.
Income 2000: per capita $18,712; median household $38,940; Pop below poverty level: 12.90%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,910-$28,491.
Unemployment 2004: 3.90%. Change from 2000: 1.20%. Median travel time to work: 17.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 23.20%.
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