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Encyclopedia > Martin County, Minnesota
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McLeod County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 34,898. Its county seat is Fairmont6.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,310 km² (506 mi²). 1,274 km² (492 mi²) of it is land and 36 km² (14 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.72% water.


Adjacent counties

  • Watonwan County (north)
  • Blue Earth County (northeast)
  • Faribault County (east)
  • Kossuth County, Iowa (southeast)
  • Emmet County, Iowa (southwest)
  • Jackson County (west)
  • Cottonwood County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 34,898 people, 13,449 households, and 9,427 families residing in the county. The population density is 27/km² (71/mi²). There are 14,087 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 96.62% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.79% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 3.63% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 13,449 households out of which 34.90% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% are married couples living together, 7.30% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% are non-families. 25.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.80% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.08.


In the county the population is spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.10 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $45,953, and the median income for a family is $55,003. Males have a median income of $35,709 versus $25,253 for females. The per capita income for the county is $20,137. 4.80% of the population and 2.80% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.80% of those under the age of 18 and 8.10% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


Cities and towns

Cities Townships
  • Ceylon
  • Dunnell
  • Fairmont
  • Granada
  • Lester Prairie
  • Northrop
  • Ormsby †
  • Sherburn
  • Silver Lake
  • Stewart
  • Trimont
  • Truman
  • Welcome
  • Cedar Township
  • Center Creek Township
  • East Chain Township
  • Elm Creek Township
  • Fairmont Township
  • Fox Lake Township
  • Fraser Township
  • Galena Township
  • Jay Township
  • Lake Belt Township
  • Lake Fremont Township
  • Manyaska Township
  • Nashville Township
  • Pleasant Prairie Township
  • Rolling Green Township
  • Rutland Township
  • Silver Lake Township
  • Tenhassen Township
  • Waverly Township
  • Westford Township

† Ormsby is in both Watonwan and Martin counties


External link

  • Martin County government’s website (http://www.co.martin.mn.us/)

Regions of Minnesota
Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area | Northwest Angle | Iron Range/Arrowhead | Pipestone | Central
Largest Cities
Apple Valley | Blaine | Bloomington | Brooklyn Park | Burnsville | Coon Rapids | Duluth | Eagan | Eden Prairie | Edina | Lakeville | Maple Grove | Maplewood | Minneapolis | Minnetonka | Plymouth | Richfield | Rochester | St. Cloud | St. Paul
Counties
Aitkin | Anoka | Becker | Beltrami | Benton | Big Stone | Blue Earth | Brown | Carlton | Carver | Cass | Chippewa | Chisago | Clay | Clearwater | Cook | Cottonwood | Crow Wing | Dakota | Dodge | Douglas | Faribault | Fillmore | Freeborn | Goodhue | Grant | Hennepin | Houston | Hubbard | Isanti | Itasca | Jackson | Kanabec | Kandiyohi | Kittson | Koochiching | Lac qui Parle | Lake | Lake of the Woods | Le Sueur | Lincoln | Lyon | McLeod | Mahnomen | Marshall | Martin | Meeker | Mille Lacs | Morrison | Mower | Murray | Nicollet | Nobles | Norman | Olmsted | Otter Tail | Pennington | Pine | Pipestone | Polk | Pope | Ramsey | Red Lake | Redwood | Renville | Rice | Rock | Roseau | St. Louis | Scott | Sherburne | Sibley | Stearns | Steele | Stevens | Swift | Todd | Traverse | Wabasha | Wadena | Waseca | Washington | Watonwan | Wilkin | Winona | Wright | Yellow Medicine

  Results from FactBites:
 
Borchardt/Rowley Page #6 (1557 words)
Range Twenty-Nine extending twenty-four miles from the Iowa line north, Minnesota, but when Martin County was organized a little later these four townships were detached from Brown County and made a part of the new county.
At the first meeting of the Martin County board of county commissioners they divided the county into three voting precincts.
The first district, a strip eight miles wide and extending the entire length of the county east and west on the county's southern boundary, was called Nevada.
Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Minnesota: Counties: Martin (144 words)
Martin County Map  · cached · Shows major highways, county line, some cities.
Martin County Youth for Christ  · cached · An organization for Christian teens offers opportunities for fellowship, fun, and growing in faith.
Martin County Library System  · A group of public libraries that is part of the Traverse des Sioux Library System.
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