Sibley County, Minnesota

Sibley County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,356. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,555 (600 ). 1,525 km² (589 sq mi) of it is land and 30 km² (12 sq mi) of it (1.96%) is water. Most of the  is located in Sibley County.

Lakes

 * Altnow Lake: in
 * Beatty Lake: in
 * Clear Lake: northern half is in ; southern half is in
 * Curran Lake: in
 * Hahn Lake: in
 * High Island Lake: in
 * Indian Lake: in
 * Kerry Lake: in
 * Mud Lake: in
 * Mud Lake: there is another Mud Lake in northwest of Hahn Lake
 * Mud Lake: there is a third Mud Lake in southeast of Hahn Lake
 * Mud Lake: there is a fourth Mud Lake in
 * Mud Lakes: three lakes in
 * Sand Lake: western two thirds is in ; the eastern third is in
 * Schauer Lake: in
 * Schilling Lake: in
 * Severance Lake: in
 * Silver Lake: in
 * Swan Lake: in
 * Titlow Lake: in : the starts at this lake.
 * Washington Lake: in

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west, northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,356 people, 5,772 households, and 4,086 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.57%, 0.12% or , 0.26% , 0.33% , 3.09% from , and 0.62% from two or more races. 5.43% of the population were or  of any race. 65.7% were of and 6.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 5,772 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,458, and the median income for a family was $48,923. Males had a median income of $31,002 versus $22,527 for females. The for the county was $18,004. About 5.10% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† Le Sueur is mainly in but a small part extends into Sibley County.