Houston County, Minnesota
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| Houston County, Minnesota | |
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 Location in the state of Minnesota |
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 Minnesota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 23, 1854 [1] |
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| Seat | Caledonia |
| Largest city | La Crescent |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
569 sq mi (1,473 km²) 558 sq mi (1,446 km²) 10 sq mi (27 km²), 1.85% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
19,718 35/sq mi (14/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.houstoncounty.govoffice2.com/ | |
| Named for: Samuel Houston | |
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 19,718. Its county seat is Caledonia[1]. The United States Census Bureau's La Crosse Metropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Houston County (as well as La Crosse County, Wisconsin to the east).
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 569 square miles (1,473 km²), of which, 558 square miles (1,446 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (27 km²) of it (1.85%) is water.
[edit] Major highways
Minnesota State Highway 16
Minnesota State Highway 26
Minnesota State Highway 44
Minnesota State Highway 76
[edit] Public Airports
[edit] Lakes
The following lakes are located within the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
- Blue Lake
- Hayshore Lake
- Lawrence Lake
- Target Lake
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Winona County, Minnesota (north)
- La Crosse County, Wisconsin (northeast)
- Vernon County, Wisconsin (east)
- Allamakee County, Iowa (south)
- Winneshiek County, Iowa (southwest)
- Fillmore County, Minnesota (west)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 19,718 people, 7,633 households, and 5,411 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 8,168 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.47% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.1% were of German, 29.6% Norwegian and 7.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 7,633 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,680, and the median income for a family was $49,196. Males had a median income of $32,557 versus $22,158 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,826. About 4.20% of families and 6.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 11.20% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
| Cities | Townships | Unincorporated | |
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† a small part of La Crescent's area extends into Winona County
[edit] Sheriffs
- Matthew Williams 1854-1858 5 years
- Edmund Kelly 1859-1860 2 years
- W.W. Willis 1861-1864 4 years
- J.G. Prentise 1865-1866 2 years
- R.F. Judd 1867-1870 4 years
- John Phelps 1871-1872 2 years
- S.W. Walker 1873-1874 2 years
- Mark Hargreaves 1875-1878 4 years
- Walter Goergen 1879-1886 8 years
- George C. Drawley 1887-1892 6 years
- George N. Blexrud 1893-1900 8 years
- F.H. Evens 1901-1902 2 years
- Jacob Johnson 1903-1906 4 years
- C.K. Blexrud 1907-1912 6 years
- H.J.Blexrud 1913-died in office after 6 months
- George N.Blexrud 1913-1918 5 1/2 years
- W.E. Abbbots 1919-1926 8 years
- Arthur Brown 1927-1938 12 years
- Walter Goergen 1939-died in office after 1 month
- George V. Kelly 1939-1946 7 years 11 months
- Beryl Kerrigan 1947-1958 12 years
- Byron Whitehouse 1959-1970 12 years
- Jerry T. Olson 1971-1978 8 years
- Dennis L. Swedberg 1979-1994 16 years
- Michael C. Lee 1995-Oct 31,2005 10 years 10 months
- Darryl Peterson Nov 1,2005-2006 14 months
- Douglas Ely 2007-?
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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