Redwood County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census the population was 15,425. Its

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Redwood Falls Redwood Falls is a city in Redwood County, located along the Redwood River near its confluence with the Minnesota River, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,102 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat. History As the immig ...

, along the Redwood River near its confluence with the

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. The Lower Sioux Indian Reservation (also known as the Mdewakankton Tribal Reservation) is entirely within the county, along the southern bank of the

in Paxton and Sherman townships. In the 2000 census it had a population of 335.

History

The

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created the county on February 8, 1862, with Redwood Falls as the county seat. It was named for the Redwood River, which flows eastward through the county.

Geography

The

flows southeast along the county's northeastern border. The Redwood River flows east through the upper part of the county, draining into the Minnesota near Redwood Falls. The Cottonwood River flows east through the lower part of the county, entering adjacent Brown County before discharging into the Minnesota. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, carved with drainages and sprinkled with lakes.''Redwood County MN'' Google Maps (accessed April 5, 2019)
/ref> The largely rural area is devoted to commodity crops of corn and soybeans. The terrain slopes to the east, with its highest point in the southwest corner at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water.

Airports

* Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (RWF)

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 14 * U.S. Highway 71 *

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* Minnesota State Highway 67 * Minnesota State Highway 68 * Minnesota State Highway 330

Adjacent counties

* Renville County - northeast * Brown County - east * Cottonwood County - south * Murray County - southwest * Lyon County - west * Yellow Medicine County - northwest

Lakes

Source: * Daubs Lake * Gales Lake * Lake Francis * Lake Redwood * Long Lake * Three Lakes * Tiger Lake

Protected areas

Source: * Alexander Ramsey State Park * Cedar Mountain Scientific and Natural Area * Cedar Rock Scientific and Natural Area * Daubs Lake State Wildlife Management Area * Delhi State Wildlife Management Area * Gales State Wildlife Management Area * Honner State Wildlife Management Area * Klabunde State Wildlife Management Area * Luescher-Barnum State Wildlife Management Area * Mammenga State Wildlife Management Area * Paul State Wildlife Management Area * Rohlik State Wildlife Management Area * Swedes Forest Scientific and Natural Area (part) * Waterbury State Wildlife Management Area * Westline State Wildlife Management Area * Willow Lake State Wildlife Management Area

Demographics

2020 Census

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, the county had 16,815 people, 6,674 households, and 4,524 families. The

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was . There were 7,230 housing units at an average density of . The county's racial makeup was 94.97%

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, 0.13%

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, 3.24% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.43% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 55.8% were of

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and 13.7% Norwegian ancestry. There were 6,674 households, of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were

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living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 28.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02. 26.50% of the county's population was under age 18, 6.60% was from age 18 to 24, 24.80% was from age 25 to 44, 22.70% was from age 45 to 64, and 19.30% was age 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males. The county's median household income was $37,352, and the median family income was $46,250. Males had a median income of $30,251 versus $21,481 for females. The county's

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was $18,903. About 5.50% of families and 7.70% of the population were below the

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, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

* Belview * Clements *

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* Lamberton *

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* Milroy *

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(county seat) * Revere * Sanborn * Seaforth * Vesta * Wabasso * Walnut Grove *

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Unincorporated Communities

Source: * Gilfillan * Lower Sioux Indian Community * Morton (part) * Rowena

Townships

* Brookville Township * Charlestown Township * Delhi Township * Gales Township * Granite Rock Township * Honner Township * Johnsonville Township * Kintire Township * Lamberton Township * Morgan Township * New Avon Township * North Hero Township * Paxton Township * Redwood Falls Township * Sheridan Township * Sherman Township * Springdale Township * Sundown Township * Swedes Forest Township * Three Lakes Township * Underwood Township * Vail Township * Vesta Township * Waterbury Township * Westline Township * Willow Lake Township

Politics

Redwood County is a reliably Republican county. In only one national election since 1948 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate, and even then, the margin of victory was under 2%.

Footnotes

External links

Redwood County government's website
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