Faribault County, Minnesota

County in Minnesota, United States

This article is about Faribault County, Minnesota. For the city with the same name in Rice County, see Faribault, Minnesota.

County in Minnesota

Faribault County

County

Faribault County Courthouse in Blue Earth

Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota

Minnesota's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 43°41′N 93°57′W﻿ / ﻿43.68°N 93.95°W﻿ / 43.68; -93.95
Country|  United States
State|  Minnesota
Founded| February 20, 1855
Named after| Jean Baptiste Faribault
Seat| Blue Earth
Largest city| Blue Earth
Area

• Total

| 722 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Land| 712 sq mi (1,840 km2)
• Water| 9.4 sq mi (24 km2)  1.3%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 13,921

• Estimate

(2023)

| 13,873
• Density| 19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district| 1st
Website| www.co.faribault.mn.us

Faribault County (/ˈfɛərboʊ/ FAIR-boh)[1] is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,921.[2] Its county seat is Blue Earth.[3]

## History

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The county was founded in 1855.[4] It was named for Jean-Baptiste Faribault, a settler and French fur trader among the Sioux Indians.[5]

## Geography

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Faribault County lies on the south side of Minnesota. Its southern border abuts the north border of the state of Iowa. The Blue Earth River flows northerly through the west-central part of the county; it enters from Iowa as two branches, West Branch and Middle Branch, merging at 5 miles (8.0 km) into the county. It is joined by East Branch near the city of Blue Earth, thence flows northward into Blue Earth County. The Maple River flows west-northwestward through the upper central part of the county, entering from Freeborn County and exiting to Blue Earth County. The Cobb River also flows through the NE part of the county, from Freeborn to Blue Earth county.[6]

The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, devoted to agriculture. The SE portion is a glacial moraine near Kiester, and is known as the Kiester Moraine.[7] The county has an area of 722 square miles (1,870 km2), of which 712 square miles (1,840 km2) is land and 9.4 square miles (24 km2) (1.3%) is water.[8]

### Lakes

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Source:[6]

* Bass Lake (Delavan Twp)
* Hart Lake
* Minnesota Lake
* Rice Lake (Delavan Twp)
* Rice Lake (Foster Twp)
* South Walnut Lake
* Walnut Lake

### Airports

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Source:[9]

* Blue Earth Municipal Airport
* Wells Municipal Airport

### Major highways

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* Interstate 90
* U.S. Highway 169
* Minnesota State Highway 22
* Minnesota State Highway 109

Soils of Faribault County[10]

### Adjacent counties

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* Blue Earth County \- north
* Waseca County \- northeast
* Freeborn County \- east
* Winnebago County, Iowa \- southeast
* Kossuth County, Iowa \- southwest
* Martin County \- west

### Protected areas

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Source:[6]

* Walnut Lake State Wildlife Management Area

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1860| 1,335| | —
1870| 9,940| | 644.6%
1880| 13,016| | 30.9%
1890| 16,708| | 28.4%
1900| 22,055| | 32.0%
1910| 19,949| | −9.5%
1920| 20,998| | 5.3%
1930| 21,642| | 3.1%
1940| 23,941| | 10.6%
1950| 23,879| | −0.3%
1960| 23,685| | −0.8%
1970| 20,896| | −11.8%
1980| 19,714| | −5.7%
1990| 16,937| | −14.1%
2000| 16,181| | −4.5%
2010| 14,553| | −10.1%
2020| 13,921| | −4.3%
2023 (est.)| 13,873| [11]| −0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
1790-1960[13] 1900-1990[14]
1990-2000[15] 2010-2020[2]

### 2020 census

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Faribault County Racial Composition[16] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (NH)  | 12,402  | 89.1%
Black or African American (NH)  | 55  | 0.4%
Native American (NH)  | 58  | 0.4%
Asian (NH)  | 45  | 0.3%
Pacific Islander (NH)  | 0  | 0%
Other/Mixed (NH)  | 348  | 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,013  | 7.3%

### 2000 census

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2022 US Census population pyramid for Faribault County, from ACS 5-year estimates

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,181 people, 6,652 households, and 4,476 families in the county. The population density was 22.7 per square mile (8.8/km2). There were 7,247 housing units at an average density of 10.2 per square mile (3.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.11% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 3.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.5% were of German, 21.2% Norwegian and 5.1% Irish ancestry.

There were 6,652 households, out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.

The county population contained 24.40% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,440, and the median income for a family was $41,793. Males had a median income of $28,990 versus $20,224 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,193. About 5.50% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.40% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Blue Earth (county seat)
* Bricelyn
* Delavan
* Easton
* Elmore
* Frost
* Kiester
* Minnesota Lake (Partly in Blue Earth County)
* Walters
* Wells
* Winnebago

### Unincorporated communities

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* Baroda
* Brush Creek
* Clayton (Ghost Town)
* Dell
* Guckeen
* Homedahl (Ghost Town)
* Huntley
* Marna
* Pilot Grove

### Townships

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* Barber Township
* Blue Earth City Township
* Brush Creek Township
* Clark Township
* Delavan Township
* Dunbar Township
* Elmore Township
* Emerald Township
* Foster Township
* Jo Daviess Township
* Kiester Township
* Lura Township
* Minnesota Lake Township
* Pilot Grove Township
* Prescott Township
* Rome Township
* Seely Township
* Verona Township
* Walnut Lake Township
* Winnebago City Township

## Government and politics

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Faribault County has primarily supported Republican Party candidates in presidential elections throughout its history. Only six times since 1892 has a Republican candidate failed to win the county in a presidential election, most recently Bob Dole in 1996.

United States presidential election results for Faribault County, Minnesota[17] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 5,247  | 67.61% | 2,352  | 30.31%  | 162  | 2.09%
2020 | 5,191  | 65.59% | 2,531  | 31.98%  | 192  | 2.43%
2016 | 4,659  | 62.86% | 2,153  | 29.05%  | 600  | 8.09%
2012 | 4,104  | 53.21% | 3,407  | 44.17%  | 202  | 2.62%
2008 | 4,196  | 51.47% | 3,736  | 45.83%  | 220  | 2.70%
2004 | 4,794  | 55.22% | 3,767  | 43.39%  | 120  | 1.38%
2000 | 4,336  | 51.47% | 3,624  | 43.02%  | 464  | 5.51%
1996 | 3,272  | 39.60%  | 3,817  | 46.20% | 1,173  | 14.20%
1992 | 3,439  | 37.60% | 3,339  | 36.51%  | 2,368  | 25.89%
1988 | 4,846  | 55.07% | 3,879  | 44.08%  | 75  | 0.85%
1984 | 5,690  | 58.44% | 3,993  | 41.01%  | 53  | 0.54%
1980 | 6,206  | 59.21% | 3,620  | 34.54%  | 655  | 6.25%
1976 | 5,577  | 51.48% | 5,049  | 46.61%  | 207  | 1.91%
1972 | 6,503  | 64.05% | 3,519  | 34.66%  | 131  | 1.29%
1968 | 5,662  | 54.53% | 4,335  | 41.75%  | 387  | 3.73%
1964 | 4,817  | 44.71%  | 5,946  | 55.18% | 12  | 0.11%
1960 | 6,975  | 61.80% | 4,301  | 38.11%  | 11  | 0.10%
1956 | 6,886  | 65.80% | 3,554  | 33.96%  | 25  | 0.24%
1952 | 7,763  | 71.02% | 3,120  | 28.55%  | 47  | 0.43%
1948 | 4,619  | 46.13%  | 5,261  | 52.54% | 134  | 1.34%
1944 | 5,822  | 61.37% | 3,640  | 38.37%  | 25  | 0.26%
1940 | 6,816  | 62.13% | 4,099  | 37.36%  | 56  | 0.51%
1936 | 3,773  | 38.32%  | 5,603  | 56.90% | 471  | 4.78%
1932 | 4,148  | 46.65%  | 4,590  | 51.62% | 154  | 1.73%
1928 | 5,885  | 69.19% | 2,545  | 29.92%  | 76  | 0.89%
1924 | 4,682  | 58.11% | 578  | 7.17%  | 2,797  | 34.72%
1920 | 6,687  | 86.01% | 869  | 11.18%  | 219  | 2.82%
1916 | 2,184  | 61.71% | 1,123  | 31.73%  | 232  | 6.56%
1912 | 393  | 11.71%  | 919  | 27.38%  | 2,045  | 60.92%
1908 | 2,305  | 61.81% | 1,039  | 27.86%  | 385  | 10.32%
1904 | 2,792  | 77.69% | 611  | 17.00%  | 191  | 5.31%
1900 | 2,910  | 70.61% | 936  | 22.71%  | 275  | 6.67%
1896 | 3,116  | 71.37% | 1,107  | 25.36%  | 143  | 3.28%
1892 | 1,992  | 58.01% | 1,070  | 31.16%  | 372  | 10.83%
County Board of Commissioners[18] Position  | Name  | District  | Next Election

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|
|

| Commissioner  | John Roper  | District 1  | 2024
| Commissioner  | Greg Young  | District 2  | 2026
| Commissioner and Vice Chair  | Bill Groskreutz  | District 3  | 2024
| Commissioner  | Tom Loveall  | District 4  | 2023
| Commissioner and Chairperson  | Bruce Anderson  | District 5  | 2024
State Legislature (2021-2023)  Position  | Name  | Affiliation  | District

|
|
|

| Senate  | Julie Rosen[19] | Republican | District 23
| Senate  | Gene Dornink[20] | Republican | District 27
| House of Representatives  | Bjorn Olson[21] | Republican | District 23A
| House of Representatives  | Peggy Bennett[22] | Republican | District 27A
U.S Congress (2021-2023)  Position  | Name  | Affiliation  | District

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|
|

| House of Representatives | Brad Finstad[23] | Republican | 1st
| Senate | Amy Klobuchar[24] | Democrat | N/A
| Senate | Tina Smith[25] | Democrat | N/A

## Education

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School districts include:[26]

* Alden-Conger Public School District
* Blue Earth Area Public Schools
* Granada-Huntley-East Chain School District
* Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton School District
* Maple River School District
* United South Central School District

It also has the following state-operated schools:

* Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
* Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Faribault County MN

## References

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1. ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
2. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. ^ Upton, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance (1920) Published by Minnesota Historical Society. p.182 (accessed March 8, 2019)
5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 123.
6. ^ a b c Faribault County MN Google Maps (accessed March 8, 2019)
7. ^ Upton, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance (1920) p. 188 (accessed March 8, 2019)
8. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
9. ^ "Airports - Faribault County, MN (Arrivals, Departures & Terminals)". www.countyoffice.org. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
10. ^ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 65-67. ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.
11. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". Retrieved March 18, 2024.
12. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
13. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
14. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
15. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
16. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Faribault County, Minnesota".
17. ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
18. ^ "Board of Commissioners | Faribault County MN". www.co.faribault.mn.us. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
19. ^ "MN State Senate". www.senate.mn. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
20. ^ Stultz, Sarah (November 5, 2020). "Dornink wins District 27 Senate seat". Albert Lea Tribune. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
21. ^ "Rep. Bjorn Olson (23A) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
22. ^ "Rep. Peggy Bennett (27A) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
23. ^ "Republican Rep. Brad Finstad sworn in to finish Hagedorn's House term". August 12, 2022.
24. ^ "U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar". www.klobuchar.senate.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
25. ^ "Home". Senator Tina Smith. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
26. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Faribault County, MN" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022. \- Text list

## External links

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* Faribault County Government's website
* Faribault County info at Rootsweb

Places adjacent to Faribault County, Minnesota

|  | Blue Earth County | Waseca County

|
|

|  |
Martin County |

Faribault County, Minnesota

| Freeborn County
|  |
Kossuth County, Iowa |
| Winnebago County, Iowa

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County seat: Blue Earth

Cities|

* Blue Earth
* Bricelyn
* Delavan
* Easton
* Elmore
* Frost
* Kiester
* Minnesota Lake‡
* Walters
* Wells
* Winnebago

Map of Minnesota highlighting Faribault County

Townships|

* Barber
* Blue Earth City
* Brush Creek
* Clark
* Delavan
* Dunbar
* Elmore
* Emerald
* Foster
* Jo Daviess
* Kiester
* Lura
* Minnesota Lake
* Pilot Grove
* Prescott
* Rome
* Seely
* Verona
* Walnut Lake
* Winnebago City

Unincorporated
communities|

* Baroda
* Brush Creek
* Dell
* Guckeen
* Huntley
* Marna
* Pilot Grove

Ghost towns|

* Clayton
* Homedahl
* Walnut Lake

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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