Dodge County, Minnesota

Dodge County is a located in the  of. As of the census estimates, the population is 19,355. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,139 (440 ). 1,138 km² (440 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.03%) is water.

Lakes

 * Rice Lake: located almost entirely in, but the far eastern edge extends into Dodge County

Dodge County is the only county in the state that does not have a lake.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,731 people, 6,420 households, and 4,853 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (40/sq mi). There were 6,642 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.58%, 0.20% or , 0.17% , 0.41% , 0.01% , 1.89% from , and 0.73% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population were or  of any race. 34.2% were of, 26.9% , 5.8% , 5.8% and 5.1%  ancestry according to. There were 6,420 households out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.40% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,437, and the median income for a family was $54,261. Males had a median income of $34,195 versus $25,903 for females. The for the county was $19,259. About 4.40% of families and 5.80% of the population were below the, including 5.80% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


† Blooming Prairie is mainly in but extends into Dodge County.