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Le Sueur County, Minnesota





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  County Le Sueur County
  State Minnesota
  Founded Year 1853 {Link without Title}
  Founded Date March 5 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Le Center <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl New Prague <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 474
  Area Km 1,227
  Area Land Mi 448
  Area Land Km 1,162
  Area Water Mi 25
  Area Water Km 66
  Area Percentage 535%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 25,426
  Density Mi 57
  Density Km 22
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web wwwcole-sueurmnus
  Named For Pierre-Charles Le Sueur , a French-Canadian trader and explorer


Le Sueur County is a County located in the U.S. State of Minnesota . As of 2000, the population was 25,426. Its County Seat is Le Center 6 . The county is named for the French explorer Pierre-Charles Le Sueur who visited the area in 1700.


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,227 Km&2 (474 Mi&2 ). 1,162 km&2 (448 mi&2) of it is land and 66 km&2 (25 mi&2) of it (5.35%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

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As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 25,426 people, 9,630 households, and 6,923 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 22/km&2 (57/mi&2). There were 10,858 housing units at an average density of 9/km&2 (24/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.56% White , 0.15% Black or African American , 0.26% Native American , 0.30% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 2.02% from Other Races , and 0.67% from two or more races. 3.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.9% were of German , 9.0% Czech , 9.0% Norwegian and 8.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000 . 94.0% spoke English , 3.5% Spanish and 1.7% Czech as their first language.

There were 9,630 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were Married Couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,933, and the median income for a family was $53,000. Males had a median income of $34,196 versus $24,214 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $20,151. About 4.80% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.


CITIES AND TOWNS



† A small part of these cities extends into another county.

‡ Mankato is a city of Blue Earth County but a part extends into Le Sueur County.



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