Redwood County

Redwood County, Minnesota

PO Box 130 3rd & Jefferson Courthouse Sq
Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Phone: (507) 637-4013
Fax: (507) 637-4072
www.mncounties2.org/redwood/

In southwestern MN, northwest of Mankato; established Feb 6, 1862 from Brown County. Name Origin: For the Redwood River, which flows through it; from a Dakota phrase chan sha ayapi 'wood-red-on the river,' which may refer to the red bark taken from a shrub, which the Indians dried and mixed with smoking tobacco; the red cedar trees lining the banks; or spots of red paint found on trees, marking an ancient trail for a war party.

Area (sq mi): 881.24 (land 879.73; water 1.51). Pop per sq mi: 18.20.
Pop 2005: 16,022. State rank: 56. Pop change: 2000-20005 -4.70%; 1990-2000 -2.50%. Pop 2000: 16,815 (White 94.40%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 1.10%; Asian 0.30%; Other 4.60%). Foreign born: 0.70%. Median age: 39.50.
Income 2000: per capita $18,903; median household $37,352; Pop below poverty level: 7.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,849-$25,029.
Unemployment 2004: 4.50%. Change from 2000: 0.40%. Median travel time to work: 16.40 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 18.40%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.

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