Redwood County, Minnesota

Redwood County, Minnesota
Redwood County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census the population was 15,425. Its county seat is Redwood Falls, along the Redwood River near its confluence with the Minnesota River.
The Lower Sioux Indian Reservation (also known as the Mdewakankton Tribal Reservation) is entirely within the county, along the southern bank of the Minnesota River in Paxton and Sherman townships. In the 2000 census it had a population of 335.
History
The Minnesota Legislature 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 Minnesota River 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. 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.<ref>Find an Altitude/Redwood County MN" Google Maps (accessed April 5, 2019)]</ref> 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
Minnesota State Highway 19
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
Daubs Lake
Gales Lake
Lake Francis
Lake Redwood
Long Lake
Three Lakes
Tiger Lake
Protected areas
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 census of 2000, the county had 16,815 people, 6,674 households, and 4,524 families. The population density was . There were 7,230 housing units at an average density of . The county's racial makeup was 94.97% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 3.24% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 55.8% were of German 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 married couples 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 per capita income was $18,903. About 5.50% of families and 7.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
Belview
Clements
Delhi
Lamberton
Lucan
Milroy
Morgan
Redwood Falls (county seat)
Revere
Sanborn
Seaforth
Vesta
Wabasso
Walnut Grove
Wanda
Unincorporated Communities
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 precinct. In only one national election since 1948 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020).
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Redwood County, Minnesota
Footnotes
Further reading
Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, The History of Redwood County, Minnesota.'' In Two Volumes. Chicago: H.C. Cooper Jr. and Co., 1916. [https://archive.org/details/historyofredwood01curt Volume 1 | Volume 2
External links
Redwood County government's website
Minnesota counties
1862 establishments in Minnesota
Populated places established in 1862