Goodhue County, Minnesota

Goodhue County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 44,127. Its is. Nearly all of is within the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,021 (780 ). 1,964 km² (758 sq mi) of it is land and 57 km² (22 sq mi) of it (2.84%) is water.

Lakes

 * Birch Lake: in
 * Brewer Lake: in
 * Cannon Lake: in
 * Clear Lake: in
 * Devils Lake: in
 * Espen Lakes: in
 * Goose Lake: in
 * Lake Byllesby: the northern half is in and the southern half is in
 * Larson Lake: in
 * Nelson Lake: in
 * North Lake: in
 * Rattling Springs Lake: in
 * Spring Banks Lake: in
 * Spring Creek Lake: in
 * Sturgeon Lake: in
 * Twin Lakes: in

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (northeast)
 * (east,southeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 44,127 people, 16,983 households, and 11,905 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (58/sq mi). There were 17,879 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.57%, 0.63% or , 0.98% , 0.57% , 0.03% , 0.53% from , and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population were or  of any race. 39.1% were of, 22.0% , 7.9% and 6.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 16,983 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% 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 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,972, and the median income for a family was $55,689. Males had a median income of $36,282 versus $25,442 for females. The for the county was $21,934. About 3.70% of families and 5.70% of the population were below the, including 6.20% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† Most of these cities are in Goodhue County, but a part extends into. ‡ Fragments of Dennison extend into, and Pine Island into.