Fillmore County, Minnesota

Fillmore County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 21,122. Its county seat is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,233 (862 ). 2,231 km² (861 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Geology
The county is part of the, or in its own documents, the Paleozoic plateau. This part of Minnesota was ice-free during the last. The county to the east is more rugged, but Fillmore County also displays a.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,122 people, 8,228 households, and 5,718 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 8,908 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.92%, 0.17% or , 0.10% , 0.15% , 0.17% from , and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were or  of any race. 39.9% were of, 31.1% and 5.8%  ancestry according to. There were 8,228 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.60% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,651, and the median income for a family was $44,883. Males had a median income of $29,094 versus $21,906 for females. The for the county was $17,067. About 6.80% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 14.40% of those under age 18 and 11.20% of those age 65 or over.

Fillmore county is home to many farms include and. Dream Acres hosts a summer arts camp each August.

Cities and towns
† Chatfield is split between Filmore County and.

External link

 * Fillmore County government's website