Dodge County, Minnesota encyclopedia topics

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 440 square miles (1,139 km²), of which, 440 square miles (1,138 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.03%) is water.

Lakes

Rice Lake: located almost entirely in Steele County (Havana Township), but the far eastern edge extends into Dodge County

Dodge County is the only county in the state that does not have a lake.

Major highways

Minnesota State Highway 57

Adjacent counties

Rice County (northwest)
Goodhue County (northeast)
Olmsted County (east)
Mower County (south)
Steele County (west)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 17,731 people, 6,420 households, and 4,853 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 6,642 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.58% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.2% were of German, 26.9% Norwegian, 5.8% Irish, 5.8% American and 5.1% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 6,420 households out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.40% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,437, and the median income for a family was $54,261. Males had a median income of $34,195 versus $25,903 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,259. About 4.40% of families and 5.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.80% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships
Blooming Prairie † Claremont Dodge Center Hayfield Kasson Mantorville West Concord	Ashland Township Canisteo Township Claremont Township Concord Township Ellington Township Hayfield Township	Mantorville Township Milton Township Ripley Township Vernon Township Wasioja Township Westfield Township

Cities

Townships