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{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}} |
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{{Infobox U.S. county |
{{Infobox U.S. county |
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| county = Sibley County |
| county = Sibley County |
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| state = Minnesota |
| state = Minnesota |
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| seal = |
| seal = |
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| founded date = March 5 |
| founded date = March 5 |
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| founded year = 1853 |
| founded year = 1853 |
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| seat wl = Gaylord |
| seat wl = Gaylord |
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| largest city = Gaylord |
| largest city wl = Gaylord |
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| area_total_sq_mi = 601 |
| area_total_sq_mi = 601 |
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| area_land_sq_mi = 589 |
| area_land_sq_mi = 589 |
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| area_water_sq_mi = 12 |
| area_water_sq_mi = 12 |
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| area percentage = 2.0% |
| area percentage = 2.0% |
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| population_as_of = |
| population_as_of = 2020 |
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| population_total = |
| population_total = 14836 |
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| pop_est_as_of = |
| pop_est_as_of = 2023 |
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| population_est = |
| population_est = 15084 {{increase}} |
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| density_sq_mi = 25.2 |
| density_sq_mi = 25.2 |
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| time zone = Central |
| time zone = Central |
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| web = www.co.sibley.mn.us |
| web = www.co.sibley.mn.us |
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| named for = [[Henry Hastings Sibley]] |
| named for = [[Henry Hastings Sibley]] |
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| ex image = 2013-0415-SibleyCtyCourthouse.jpg |
| ex image = 2013-0415-SibleyCtyCourthouse.jpg |
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| ex image cap = Sibley County Courthouse |
| ex image cap = [[Sibley County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence and Jail|Sibley County Courthouse]] |
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| district = 7th |
| district = 7th |
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'''Sibley County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the South Central part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[ |
'''Sibley County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the South Central part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 14,836.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sibleycountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Gaylord, Minnesota|Gaylord]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The county was created on |
The county was created on March 5, 1853.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Place Names |url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620201420/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=March 19, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref> It was named for [[Henry Hastings Sibley]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n535 518]}}</ref> |
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The county seat was first established at [[Henderson, Minnesota|Henderson]]. A courthouse was built there and placed into service in 1879. It was used in that capacity until 1915, when the county seat was moved to Gaylord (after |
The county seat was first established at [[Henderson, Minnesota|Henderson]]. A courthouse was built there and placed into service in 1879. It was used in that capacity until 1915, when the county seat was moved to Gaylord (after Gaylord residents presented a petition to county supervisors). Now the Henderson Community Building, the original courthouse presently houses Henderson City offices.<ref>[http://www.henderson-mn.com/visitors.html ''Visitors page'' (Henderson City website)]</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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The [[Minnesota River]] flows northeastward along |
The [[Minnesota River]] flows northeastward along Sibley County's eastern border. It is fed by the [[Rush River (Minnesota)|Rush River]], whose three branches drain the lower part of the county before merging and then meeting the Minnesota below [[Henderson, Minnesota|Henderson]]. [[Bevens Creek]] drains the upper part of the county, flowing northeastward into [[Carver County, Minnesota|Carver County]]. The county terrain consists of rolling hills etched with drainages and dotted with lakes and ponds, with the area devoted to agriculture.<ref name="SCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sibley+County,+MN/@44.5133115,-94.2731179,26569m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f5bcb9680228e7:0x423ea645fe867801!8m2!3d44.5502089!4d-94.1513764 ''Sibley County MN'' Google Maps (accessed April 8, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and north, with its highest point near its northwest corner at {{convert|1,083|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm "Find an Altitude/Sibley County MN" Google Maps (accessed April 8, 2019)]</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|601|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|589|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (2.0%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Most of the [[Rush River (Minnesota)|Rush River's]] [[drainage basin|watershed]] is in Sibley County.[[File:Sibley Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Sibley County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 65 - 67. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]] |
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===Major highways=== |
===Major highways=== |
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* [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 169]] |
* [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 169]] |
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* [[Image:MN-5.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 5]] |
* [[Image:MN-5.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 5]] |
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* [[Image:MN-15.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 15]] |
* [[Image:MN-15.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 15]] |
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|2010= 15226 |
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|2020= 14836 |
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|estimate=14865 |
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|estimate=15084 |
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> |
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> |
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=October 25, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |access-date=October 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" /> |
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{{Stack|[[Image:USA Sibley County, Minnesota age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 US census data]]}} |
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[[File:Schauer gravestone- Sibley county MN.jpg|thumb|German graves in ME Cemetery, evidence of German settlers]] |
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==2000 census== |
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As of the [[2000 United States Census]], there were 15,356 people, 5,772 households, and 4,086 families in the county. The [[population density]] was 26.1/sqmi (10.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 10.2/sqmi (3.95/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 95.57% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.12% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 3.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. 5.43% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 65.7% were of [[German people|German]] and 6.3% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry. |
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===2020 Census=== |
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There were 5,772 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14. |
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|+Sibley County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sibley County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Sibley%20County,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref> |
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!Race |
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|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH) |
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|12,942 |
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|87.23% |
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|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH) |
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|81 |
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|0.6% |
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|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH) |
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|30 |
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|0.2% |
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|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH) |
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|72 |
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|0.5% |
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|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH) |
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|10 |
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|0.07% |
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|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH) |
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|386 |
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|2.6% |
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|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] |
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|1,315 |
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|8.9% |
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===2000 census=== |
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[[File:SibleyCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Sibley County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]] |
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As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 15,356 people, 5,772 households, and 4,086 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|26.1|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10.2|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.57% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.12% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 3.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. 5.43% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 65.7% were of [[German people|German]] and 6.3% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry. |
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There were 5,772 households, of which 33.6% had children under 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14. |
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The county population |
The county population was 27.7% under 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% 65 or older. The median age was 37. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.9 males. |
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The median income for a household in the county was $41,458, and the median income for a family was $48,923. Males had a median income of $31,002 versus $22,527 for females. The [[per capita income]] |
The median income for a household in the county was $41,458, and the median income for a family was $48,923. Males had a median income of $31,002 versus $22,527 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $18,004. About 5.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.8% of those under 18 and 7.8% of those 65 or over. |
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==Communities== |
==Communities== |
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==Politics== |
==Politics== |
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Historically, during the [[Third Party System]], Sibley was a strongly [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] county due to its [[German Americans|German]] and [[Irish Americans|Irish]] [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] populace's opposition to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party's]] [[pietism]]. It voted Democratic in every presidential election until [[William Jennings Bryan|William Jennings Bryan’s]] populist-backed [[Free silver|Free Silver]] campaign drove its voters to [[William McKinley]]. Except when voting for [[Robert M. La Follette|Robert La Follette]] in [[1924 United States presidential election|1924]] and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during his two 1930s landslides, Sibley County has been firmly Republican since 1896. It was one of only four Minnesota counties to vote for [[Barry Goldwater]] over incumbent Democratic President [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]], and in no presidential election since [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]], the Democratic nominee won a majority. In [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]], Sibley was [[Ross Perot|Ross Perot’s]] strongest county in [[Minnesota]], losing by only 14 votes to [[Bill Clinton]], whose pluralities in this and the [[1996 United States presidential election|1996 election]] are the only Democratic victories in Sibley County since [[1940 United States presidential election|1940]]. |
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,014|2,351|172|Minnesota}} |
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,864|2,417|171|Minnesota}} |
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{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,193|1,954|627|Minnesota}} |
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{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,693|2,916|206|Minnesota}} |
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! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,492|2,998|239|Minnesota}} |
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! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,669|3,109|171|Minnesota}} |
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! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]] |
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{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,087|2,687|561|Minnesota}} |
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|- |
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{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,590|2,769|1,288|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2016]]''' |
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{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,315|2,421|2,449|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.8%''' ''5,193'' |
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{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,655|3,154|130|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.1% ''1,954'' |
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{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,638|2,761|69|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% ''627'' |
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{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,460|2,521|661|Minnesota}} |
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|- |
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{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,871|3,752|237|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2012]]''' |
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{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,543|2,433|104|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.1%''' ''4,693'' |
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{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,250|2,540|364|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.3% ''2,916'' |
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{{PresRow|1964|Republican|3,854|3,577|5|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''206'' |
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{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,987|2,541|14|Minnesota}} |
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{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,737|2,099|6|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2008]]''' |
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{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,323|1,871|20|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.1%''' ''4,492'' |
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{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,260|2,818|79|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.8% ''2,998'' |
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{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,311|1,683|30|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.1% ''239'' |
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{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,564|1,986|39|Minnesota}} |
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|- |
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{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,184|4,140|411|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2004]]''' |
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{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,398|4,756|82|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.7%''' ''4,669'' |
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{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,301|2,553|47|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.1% ''3,109'' |
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{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|1,749|341|2,970|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''171'' |
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{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,198|502|185|Minnesota}} |
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|- |
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{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,737|973|75|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2000]]''' |
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{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|383|890|1,256|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.7%''' ''4,087'' |
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{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,623|1,110|69|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.6% ''2,687'' |
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{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,628|662|62|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.7% ''561'' |
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{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,736|1,272|79|Minnesota}} |
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{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,826|1,251|73|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1996]]''' |
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{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|950|1,191|373|Minnesota}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.0% ''2,590'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''41.7%''' ''2,769'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|19.4% ''1,288'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1992]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.2% ''2,315'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''33.7%''' ''2,421'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|34.1% ''2,449''{{efn|The leading "other" candidate, [[Independent politician|Independent]] [[Ross Perot]], received 2,407 votes, while other candidates received the remaining 42 votes.}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1988]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.7%''' ''3,655'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.5% ''3,154'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% ''130'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1984]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.1%''' ''4,638'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.0% ''2,761'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''69'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1980]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.4%''' ''4,460'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.0% ''2,521'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.7% ''661'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1976]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.3%''' ''3,871'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.7% ''3,752'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% ''237'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1972]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.2%''' ''4,543'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.4% ''2,433'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''104'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1968]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.4%''' ''4,250'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.5% ''2,540'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% ''364'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1964]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.8%''' ''3,854'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.1% ''3,577'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''5'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1960]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.1%''' ''4,987'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.7% ''2,541'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''14'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1956]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.2%''' ''4,737'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.7% ''2,099'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''6'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1952]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.8%''' ''5,323'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.9% ''1,871'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''20'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1948]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.0%''' ''3,260'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.8% ''2,818'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''79'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1944]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.6%''' ''4,311'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.9% ''1,683'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''30'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1940]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.3%''' ''5,564'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.2% ''1,986'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''39'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1936]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.4% ''2,184'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.5%''' ''4,140'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% ''411'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1932]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.4% ''1,398'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''76.3%''' ''4,756'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''82'' |
|||
|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1928]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.9%''' ''3,301'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.3% ''2,553'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''47'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Progressive}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1924]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.6% ''1,749'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|6.7% ''341'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''58.7%''' ''2,970'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1920]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''85.9%''' ''4,198'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10.3% ''502'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% ''185'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1916]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.4%''' ''1,737'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.9% ''973'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% ''75'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Progressive}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1912]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|15.1% ''383'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.2% ''890'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''49.7%''' ''1,256'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1908]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.9%''' ''1,623'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.6% ''1,110'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''69'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1904 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1904]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.2%''' ''1,628'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.2% ''662'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''62'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1900 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1900]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.2%''' ''1,736'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.2% ''1,272'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''79'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1896 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1896]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.0%''' ''1,826'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.7% ''1,251'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''73'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1892 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1892]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.8% ''950'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.4%''' ''1,191'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.8% ''373'' |
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Sibley County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota | |
 Minnesota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′N 94°14′W / 44.58°N 94.23°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Minnesota |
| Founded | March 5, 1853 |
| Named for | Henry Hastings Sibley |
| Seat | Gaylord |
| Largest city | Gaylord |
| Area | |
• Total | 601 sq mi (1,560 km2) |
| • Land | 589 sq mi (1,530 km2) |
| • Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 2.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,836 |
• Estimate (2023) | 15,084  |
| • Density | 25.2/sq mi (9.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
Sibley County is a county in the South Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,836.[1] Its county seat is Gaylord.[2]
History
[edit]The county was created on March 5, 1853.[3] It was named for Henry Hastings Sibley.[4]
The county seat was first established at Henderson. A courthouse was built there and placed into service in 1879. It was used in that capacity until 1915, when the county seat was moved to Gaylord (after Gaylord residents presented a petition to county supervisors). Now the Henderson Community Building, the original courthouse presently houses Henderson City offices.[5]
Geography
[edit]The Minnesota River flows northeastward along Sibley County's eastern border. It is fed by the Rush River, whose three branches drain the lower part of the county before merging and then meeting the Minnesota below Henderson. Bevens Creek drains the upper part of the county, flowing northeastward into Carver County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills etched with drainages and dotted with lakes and ponds, with the area devoted to agriculture.[6] The terrain slopes to the east and north, with its highest point near its northwest corner at 1,083 ft (330 m) ASL.[7] The county has an area of 601 square miles (1,560 km2), of which 589 square miles (1,530 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (2.0%) is water.[8] Most of the Rush River's watershed is in Sibley County.
Major highways
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Adjacent counties
[edit]- McLeod County - north
- Carver County - northeast
- Scott County - east
- Le Sueur County - southeast
- Nicollet County - south
- Renville County - west
- Altnow Lake: in Dryden Township
- Beatty Lake: in Dryden Township
- Clear Lake: northern half is in Severance Township; southern half is in Nicollet County
- Curran Lake: in Green Isle Township
- Erin Lake
- Hahn Lake: in New Auburn Township
- High Island Lake: in New Auburn Township
- Indian Lake: in Transit Township
- Kerry Lake: in Faxon Township
- Kirby Lake
- Mud Lake: in Dryden Township
- Mud Lake: there is another Mud Lake in New Auburn Township northwest of Hahn Lake
- Mud Lake: there is a third Mud Lake in New Auburn Township southeast of Hahn Lake
- Mud Lake: there is a fourth Mud Lake in Severance Township
- Mud Lakes: three lakes in Washington Lake Township
- Round Grove Lake
- Sand Lake: western two thirds is in Cornish Township; the eastern third is in Alfsborg Township
- Schauer Lake: in Green Isle Township
- Schilling Lake: in New Auburn Township
- Severance Lake: in Green Isle Township
- Silver Lake: in Jessenland Township
- Swan Lake: in Severance Township
- Titlow Lake: in Dryden Township: the North Branch Rush River starts at this lake.
- Ward Lake (part)
- Washington Lake: in Washington Lake Township
- Altnow Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
- Indian Lake State Wildlife Management Area
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Revanche Wildlife Management Area
- Rush River County Park
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 3,609 | — | |
| 1870 | 6,725 | 86.3% | |
| 1880 | 10,637 | 58.2% | |
| 1890 | 15,199 | 42.9% | |
| 1900 | 16,862 | 10.9% | |
| 1910 | 15,540 | −7.8% | |
| 1920 | 15,635 | 0.6% | |
| 1930 | 15,865 | 1.5% | |
| 1940 | 16,625 | 4.8% | |
| 1950 | 15,816 | −4.9% | |
| 1960 | 16,228 | 2.6% | |
| 1970 | 15,845 | −2.4% | |
| 1980 | 15,448 | −2.5% | |
| 1990 | 14,366 | −7.0% | |
| 2000 | 15,356 | 6.9% | |
| 2010 | 15,226 | −0.8% | |
| 2020 | 14,836 | −2.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 15,084 | [10] | 1.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13] 1990-2000[14] 2010-2020[1] | |||
2020 Census
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 12,942 | 87.23% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 81 | 0.6% |
| Native American (NH) | 30 | 0.2% |
| Asian (NH) | 72 | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 10 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed (NH) | 386 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,315 | 8.9% |
2000 census
[edit]
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,356 people, 5,772 households, and 4,086 families in the county. The population density was 26.1 per square mile (10.1/km2). There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 10.2 per square mile (3.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.57% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 3.09% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 5.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 65.7% were of German and 6.3% Norwegian ancestry.
There were 5,772 households, of which 33.6% had children under 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.
The county population was 27.7% under 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% 65 or older. The median age was 37. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,458, and the median income for a family was $48,923. Males had a median income of $31,002 versus $22,527 for females. The per capita income was $18,004. About 5.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under 18 and 7.8% of those 65 or over.
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]- Arlington
- Gaylord (county seat)
- Gibbon
- Green Isle
- Henderson
- Le Sueur (mostly in Le Sueur County)
- New Auburn
- Winthrop
Unincorporated communities
[edit]- Assumption (partial)
- New Rome
- Rush River
Townships
[edit]- Alfsborg Township
- Arlington Township
- Bismarck Township
- Cornish Township
- Dryden Township
- Faxon Township
- Grafton Township
- Green Isle Township
- Henderson Township
- Jessenland Township
- Kelso Township
- Moltke Township
- New Auburn Township
- Severance Township
- Sibley Township
- Transit Township
- Washington Lake Township
Politics
[edit]Historically, during the Third Party System, Sibley was a strongly Democratic county due to its German and Irish Catholic populace's opposition to the Republican Party's pietism. It voted Democratic in every presidential election until William Jennings Bryan’s populist-backed Free Silver campaign drove its voters to William McKinley. Except when voting for Robert La Follette in 1924 and Franklin D. Roosevelt during his two 1930s landslides, Sibley County has been firmly Republican since 1896. It was one of only four Minnesota counties to vote for Barry Goldwater over incumbent Democratic President Lyndon Johnson in 1964, and in no presidential election since 1936, the Democratic nominee won a majority. In 1992, Sibley was Ross Perot’s strongest county in Minnesota, losing by only 14 votes to Bill Clinton, whose pluralities in this and the 1996 election are the only Democratic victories in Sibley County since 1940.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 6,014 | 70.45% | 2,351 | 27.54% | 172 | 2.01% |
| 2020 | 5,864 | 69.38% | 2,417 | 28.60% | 171 | 2.02% |
| 2016 | 5,193 | 66.80% | 1,954 | 25.14% | 627 | 8.07% |
| 2012 | 4,693 | 60.05% | 2,916 | 37.31% | 206 | 2.64% |
| 2008 | 4,492 | 58.12% | 2,998 | 38.79% | 239 | 3.09% |
| 2004 | 4,669 | 58.74% | 3,109 | 39.11% | 171 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | 4,087 | 55.72% | 2,687 | 36.63% | 561 | 7.65% |
| 1996 | 2,590 | 38.96% | 2,769 | 41.66% | 1,288 | 19.38% |
| 1992 | 2,315 | 32.22% | 2,421 | 33.70% | 2,449 | 34.08% |
| 1988 | 3,655 | 52.67% | 3,154 | 45.45% | 130 | 1.87% |
| 1984 | 4,638 | 62.10% | 2,761 | 36.97% | 69 | 0.92% |
| 1980 | 4,460 | 58.36% | 2,521 | 32.99% | 661 | 8.65% |
| 1976 | 3,871 | 49.25% | 3,752 | 47.74% | 237 | 3.02% |
| 1972 | 4,543 | 64.17% | 2,433 | 34.36% | 104 | 1.47% |
| 1968 | 4,250 | 59.41% | 2,540 | 35.50% | 364 | 5.09% |
| 1964 | 3,854 | 51.83% | 3,577 | 48.10% | 5 | 0.07% |
| 1960 | 4,987 | 66.12% | 2,541 | 33.69% | 14 | 0.19% |
| 1956 | 4,737 | 69.23% | 2,099 | 30.68% | 6 | 0.09% |
| 1952 | 5,323 | 73.79% | 1,871 | 25.94% | 20 | 0.28% |
| 1948 | 3,260 | 52.95% | 2,818 | 45.77% | 79 | 1.28% |
| 1944 | 4,311 | 71.56% | 1,683 | 27.94% | 30 | 0.50% |
| 1940 | 5,564 | 73.32% | 1,986 | 26.17% | 39 | 0.51% |
| 1936 | 2,184 | 32.43% | 4,140 | 61.47% | 411 | 6.10% |
| 1932 | 1,398 | 22.42% | 4,756 | 76.27% | 82 | 1.31% |
| 1928 | 3,301 | 55.94% | 2,553 | 43.26% | 47 | 0.80% |
| 1924 | 1,749 | 34.57% | 341 | 6.74% | 2,970 | 58.70% |
| 1920 | 4,198 | 85.94% | 502 | 10.28% | 185 | 3.79% |
| 1916 | 1,737 | 62.37% | 973 | 34.94% | 75 | 2.69% |
| 1912 | 383 | 15.14% | 890 | 35.19% | 1,256 | 49.66% |
| 1908 | 1,623 | 57.92% | 1,110 | 39.61% | 69 | 2.46% |
| 1904 | 1,628 | 69.22% | 662 | 28.15% | 62 | 2.64% |
| 1900 | 1,736 | 56.24% | 1,272 | 41.21% | 79 | 2.56% |
| 1896 | 1,826 | 57.97% | 1,251 | 39.71% | 73 | 2.32% |
| 1892 | 950 | 37.79% | 1,191 | 47.37% | 373 | 14.84% |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 518.
- ^ Visitors page (Henderson City website)
- ^ a b c Sibley County MN Google Maps (accessed April 8, 2019)
- ^ "Find an Altitude/Sibley County MN" Google Maps (accessed April 8, 2019)
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 65 - 67. ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sibley County, Minnesota".
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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