Olmsted County, Minnesota 94930 223968905 2008-07-06T19:18:23Z Omnedon 840224 Avoided redirects on township links <!-- note that Map image is generated automatically: Map of STATE highlighting COUNTY.svg. --> {{Infobox U.S. County | county = Olmsted County | state = Minnesota | seal = | founded year = [[1855]] [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No33.htm] | founded date = February 20 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 --> | seat wl = Rochester <!-- county seat; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" --> | largest city wl = Rochester <!-- largest city; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" --> | area_total_sq_mi = 654 | area_total_km2 = 1695 | area_land_sq_mi = 653 | area_land_km2 = 1691 | area_water_sq_mi = 1 | area_water_km2 = 4 | area percentage = 0.23% | census yr = 2000 | pop = 124277 | density_sq_mi = 190 | density_km2 = 73 | time zone = Central | UTC offset = -6 | DST offset = -5 | footnotes = | web = www.co.olmsted.mn.us | named for = [[David Olmsted]], the first mayor of [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]. }} '''Olmsted County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]], founded in 1855<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No33.htm |title=Minnesota Government Series, State Counties |accessdate=2008-03-18 |work=Minnesota House of Representatives}}.</ref> As of 2000, the population was 124,277. Its [[county seat]] is [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]]{{GR|6}}. Olmsted County is part of the [[Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 654&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (1,695&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 653&nbsp;square miles (1,691&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 1&nbsp;square miles (4&nbsp;km²) of it (0.23%) is water. It is one of four counties in the state with no natural [[lake]]s. ===[[Lake]]s=== Although Olmsted County contains no natural lakes, it does have six [[reservoir (water)|reservoirs]] created by [[dam]]s. *Chester Lake: [[Eyota Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Eyota Township]] *Lake Florence: [[High Forest Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|High Forest Township]] *Lake George: [[Rochester Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Rochester Township]] *Mayowood Lake: [[Rochester Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Rochester Township]] *Shady Lake: [[Oronoco Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Township]] and [[New Haven Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|New Haven Township]] *Silver Lake: [[Haverhill Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Haverhill Township]] and [[Cascade Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Cascade Township]] *Lake Zumbro (partially): [[Oronoco Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Oronoco Township]] ===Major highways=== {| | *[[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90]] *[[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 14]] *[[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 52]] *[[Image:US 63.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 63]] | *[[Image:MN-30.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 30]] *[[Image:MN-42.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 42]] *[[Image:MN-74.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 74]] *[[Image:MN-247.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 247]] |} ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Wabasha County, Minnesota|Wabasha County]] (north) *[[Winona County, Minnesota|Winona County]] (east) *[[Fillmore County, Minnesota|Fillmore County]] (south) *[[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower County]] (southwest) *[[Dodge County, Minnesota|Dodge County]] (west) *[[Goodhue County, Minnesota|Goodhue County]] (northwest) ==Demographics== [[Image:USA Olmsted County, Minnesota age pyramid.svg|thumb|Age pyramid of county residents based on [[2000 U.S. census]] data.]] As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 124,277 people, 47,807 households, and 32,317 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 190 people per square mile (73/km²). There were 49,422 housing units at an average density of 76 per square&nbsp;mile (29/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.33% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.68% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 4.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.92% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.51% from two or more races. 2.38% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 33.7% were of [[German people|German]], 16.1% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 8.0% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5.2% [[English people|English]] ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 47,807 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09. In the county the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 32.20% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $51,316, and the median income for a family was $61,610. Males had a median income of $40,196 versus $29,994 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $24,939. About 3.80% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.70% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over. == Rochester Epidemiology Project == The Rochester Epidemiology Project is a unique epidemiological medical database. It employs the fact that virtually all health care in Olmsted County is provided by either the Mayo Medical Center, consisting of the [[Mayo Clinic]] and its two affiliated hospitals; or [[Olmsted Medical Center]], consisting of a smaller subspecialty group and its affiliated hospital. The database contains the diagnoses of all permanent residents of the county. More than a thousand scientific publications about the epidemiology or prognosis of a variety of diseases have been published with these data <ref>{{cite journal | last = Maradit Kremers | first = H. | coauthors = Crowson S.C.; Gabriel, S.E. | year = 2004 | title = Rochester Epidemiology Project: a unique resource for research in the rheumatic diseases | journal = Rheum Dis Clin N Am | volume = 30 | issue = 4 | pages = 819–834 | pmid = 15488695 | doi = 10.1016/j.rdc.2004.07.010}}</ref>. == Cities and towns == [[Image:OlmstedGovtCenter2005-05-04.JPG|right|thumb|Olmsted County Government Center.]] <small> {| |----- ! Cities ! colspan="2" | Townships ! Unincorporated |----- valign="top" | *[[Byron, Minnesota|Byron]] *[[Chatfield, Minnesota|Chatfield]] † *[[Dover, Minnesota|Dover]] *[[Eyota, Minnesota|Eyota]] *[[Oronoco, Minnesota|Oronoco]] *[[Pine Island, Minnesota|Pine Island]] ‡ *[[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]] *[[Stewartville, Minnesota|Stewartville]] | *[[Cascade Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Cascade Township]] *[[Dover Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Dover Township]] *[[Elmira Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Elmira Township]] *[[Eyota Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Eyota Township]] *[[Farmington Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Farmington Township]] *[[Haverhill Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Haverhill Township]] *[[High Forest Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|High Forest Township]] *[[Kalmar Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Kalmar Township]] *[[Marion Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Marion Township]] | *[[New Haven Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|New Haven Township]] *[[Orion Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Orion Township]] *[[Oronoco Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Oronoco Township]] *[[Pleasant Grove Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Pleasant Grove Township]] *[[Quincy Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Quincy Township]] *[[Rochester Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Rochester Township]] *[[Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Rock Dell Township]] *[[Salem Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Salem Township]] *[[Viola Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Viola Township]] | *[[Douglas, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Douglas]] |} † Chatfield is in both Olmsted and [[Fillmore County, Minnesota|Fillmore County]].<br> ‡ Pine Island is mainly in [[Goodhue County, Minnesota|Goodhue County]] but extends into Olmsted County. </small> ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.olmstedcounty.com/ County website] *[http://ndc.mayo.edu/mayo/research/rep/ Rochester Epidemiology Project] {{Olmsted County, Minnesota}} {{Minnesota}} {{coord|44.00|-92.40|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-MN_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:Minnesota counties]] [[Category:Olmsted County, Minnesota| ]] [[Category:Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area]] [[ar:مقاطعة أولمستيد، مينيسوتا]] [[de:Olmsted County]] [[es:Condado de Olmsted, Minnesota]] [[bpy:ওলমস্টেড কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা]] [[it:Contea di Olmsted]] [[nl:Olmsted County]] [[no:Olmsted County]] [[nds:Olmsted County]] [[pt:Condado de Olmsted]] [[sv:Olmsted County]] [[zh:奧姆斯特德縣 (明尼蘇達州)]]