Freeborn County, Minnesota

Freeborn County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 32,584. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,872 (723 ). 1,833 km² (708 sq mi) of it is land and 39 km² (15 sq mi) of it (2.07%) is water. The, a of the , starts in the northern part of the county.

Lakes
Freeborn County has 16 lakes, mostly in the western half of the county.
 * Albert Lea Lake: and
 * Bear Lake:
 * Church Lake:
 * Fountain Lake: and
 * Freeborn Lake: and
 * Geneva Lake: and
 * Goose Lake:
 * Halls Lake:
 * Hickory Lake:
 * Lower Twin Lake:
 * Pickerel Lake: and
 * School Section Lake:
 * State Line Lake:
 * Sugar Lake:
 * Upper Twin Lake: and
 * White Lake: and

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 32,584 people, 13,356 households, and 9,015 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (46/sq mi). There were 13,996 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.22%, 0.24% or , 0.20% , 0.55% , 0.02% , 2.92% from , and 0.85% from two or more races. 6.29% of the population were or  of any race. 34.8% were of, 26.2% and 5.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 13,356 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.50% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,964, and the median income for a family was $45,142. Males had a median income of $31,491 versus $21,799 for females. The for the county was $18,325. About 5.60% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.