Wabasha County, Minnesota

Wabasha County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°17′N 92°14′W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	October 27, 1849 [1]
Named for	Three successive chiefs of Mississippi bands of Dakota Indians.
Seat	Wabasha
Largest city	Lake City
Population  (2000)
• Total	21,610
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.co.wabasha.mn.us

Wabasha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849^[2]. As of 2000, the population was 21,610. Its county seat is Wabasha⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,424 km² (550 mi²). 1,360 km² (525 mi²) of it is land and 64 km² (25 mi²) of it (4.51%) is water.

Major Highways

U.S. Highway 61 U.S. Highway 63 Minnesota State Highway 42

Minnesota State Highway 60 Minnesota State Highway 74 Minnesota State Highway 247

Lakes

• These lakes are located within the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
  • Cross Lake
  • Half Moon Lake
  • Maloney Lake
  • McCarthy Lake
  • Peterson Lake
  • Robinson Lake

Adjacent counties

• Pepin County, Wisconsin (northeast)
• Buffalo County, Wisconsin (east)
• Winona County (southeast)
• Olmsted County (south)
• Goodhue County (west, northwest)

Demographics

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.

As of the census² of 2000, there were 21,610 people, 8,277 households, and 5,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 16/km² (41/mi²). There were 9,066 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.97% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 1.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,277 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,117, and the median income for a family was $50,480. Males had a median income of $33,053 versus $24,316 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,664. About 4.10% of families and 6.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.00% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Wabasha County Jail, built 1916.

Cities	Townships
Bellechester † Elgin Hammond Kellogg Lake City † Mazeppa Millville Minneiska ‡ Plainview Wabasha Zumbro Falls	Chester Township Elgin Township Gillford Township Glasgow Township Greenfield Township Highland Township Hyde Park Township Lake Township	Mazeppa Township Minneiska Township Mount Pleasant Township Oakwood Township Pepin Township Plainview Township Watopa Township West Albany Township Zumbro Township

† These cities lie partly within Goodhue County.
‡ A part of Minneiska extends into Winona County.

Unincorporated communities

• South Troy

See also

• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

External links

• Wabasha County government’s website