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Wabasha County
Old Wabasha City Hall in Wabasha, Minnesota.
Old Wabasha City Hall in Wabasha, Minnesota.
Map of Minnesota highlighting Wabasha County
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Minnesota
Founded October 27, 1849
Named for Wabasha (city)
Seat Wabasha
Largest city Lake City
Area
 • Total 550 sq mi (1,400 km2)
 • Land 523 sq mi (1,350 km2)
 • Water 27 sq mi (70 km2)  4.8%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 21,387
 • Estimate 
(2021)
21,509 Increase
 • Density 40.9/sq mi (15.8/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 2nd

Wabasha County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,387. Its county seat is Wabasha.

Wabasha County is part of the Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 550 square miles (1,400 km2), of which 523 square miles (1,350 km2) is land and 27 square miles (70 km2) (4.8%) is water. Wabasha is one of 17 Minnesota counties with more savanna soils than either forest or prairie soils.

Carley State Park New Wiki Version
Soils of Carley State Park area

Major highways

  • US 61.svg U.S. Highway 61
  • US 63.svg U.S. Highway 63
  • MN-42.svg Minnesota State Highway 42
  • MN-60.svg Minnesota State Highway 60
  • MN-74.svg Minnesota State Highway 74
  • MN-247.svg Minnesota State Highway 247

Lakes

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850 243
1860 7,228 2,874.5%
1870 15,850 119.3%
1880 18,206 14.9%
1890 16,972 −6.8%
1900 18,924 11.5%
1910 18,554 −2.0%
1920 17,919 −3.4%
1930 19,613 9.5%
1940 17,653 −10.0%
1950 16,878 −4.4%
1960 17,007 0.8%
1970 17,224 1.3%
1980 19,335 12.3%
1990 19,744 2.1%
2000 21,610 9.5%
2010 21,676 0.3%
2015 (est.) 21,239 −2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2015
USA Wabasha County, Minnesota age pyramid
Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data

As of the census of 2000, there were 21,610 people, 8,277 households, and 5,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 41 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 9,066 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). 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. 53.3% were of German, 11.1% Norwegian, 7.3% Irish and 5.0% American ancestry.

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.

Communities

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Wabasha County Jail, built 1916.

Cities

Townships

  • Chester
  • Elgin
  • Gillford
  • Glasgow
  • Greenfield
  • Highland
  • Hyde Park
  • Lake
  • Mazeppa
  • Minneiska
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Oakwood
  • Pepin
  • Plainview
  • Watopa
  • West Albany
  • Zumbro

Unincorporated communities

See also

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