Sibley County, Minnesota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sibley County
U.S. county
Sibley County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
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  (2021)	14,917
• Density	25.2/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th

Sibley County is a county in the South Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,836. Its county seat is Gaylord. Sibley County was part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area from 2013 to September 2018.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 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. Most of the Rush River's watershed is in Sibley County.

Lakes

• 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
• Hahn Lake: in New Auburn Township
• High Island Lake: in New Auburn Township
• Indian Lake: in Transit Township
• Kerry Lake: in Faxon Township
• 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
• 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.
• Washington Lake: in Washington Lake Township

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 169
• Minnesota State Highway 5
• Minnesota State Highway 15
• Minnesota State Highway 19
• Minnesota State Highway 22
• Minnesota State Highway 25
• Minnesota State Highway 93

Adjacent counties

• McLeod County (north)
• Carver County (northeast)
• Scott County (east)
• Le Sueur County (southeast)
• Nicollet County (south)
• Renville County (west)

Demographics

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

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,356 people, 5,772 households, and 4,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/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 out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were 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.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 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 for the county was $18,004. About 5.10% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Townships

Unincorporated communities

• Assumption (partial)
• New Rome
• Rush River

Images for kids

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  German graves in ME Cemetery, evidence of German settlers

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Sibley para niños