Mower County, Minnesota

Mower County
; Mower County, Minnesota;
	; ;
	; Mower County Courthouse in Austin;
	; ; Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota;
	; ; Minnesota's location in the U.S.;
Founded	; February 20, 1855
Named for	; John Edward Mower;
Seat	; Austin;
Largest city	; Austin
Area	;
• Total	; 712 sq mi (1,844 km2)
• Land	; 711 sq mi (1,841 km2)
• Water	; 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.03%
Population (est.)	;
• (2016)	; 39,163
• Density	; 55/sq mi (21/km2)
Congressional district	; 1st;
Time zone	; Central: UTC−6/−5;
Website	; www.co.mower.mn.us;

Mower County (/ˈmaʊ.ər/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,163.^[2] The county seat is Austin.^[3] The county is named after John Edward Mower.

Mower County comprises the Austin, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Rochester-Austin Combined Statistical Area.

Lake Louise State Park is located in the southeast part of the county near Le Roy.

History[edit]

In 1852, Jacob McQuillin and his family settled what was to become Mower County. By 1855, the area had enough people to merit official formation and on March 1, 1856 Minnesota Governor Willis A. Gorman (D) signed the act organizing Mower County. The county was named in honor of John Edward Mower, a member of the territorial legislature.

Government[edit]

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[4]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	49.8% 8,823	42.0% 7,437	8.2% 1,455
2012	37.4% 6,938	60.0% 11,129	2.6% 472
2008	36.9% 7,075	60.5% 11,605	2.6% 507
2004	37.5% 7,591	61.0% 12,334	1.5% 297
2000	37.2% 6,873	57.9% 10,693	5.0% 914
1996	27.7% 4,994	57.7% 10,413	14.7% 2,656
1992	25.5% 5,147	49.2% 9,935	25.4% 5,128
1988	36.6% 6,969	62.5% 11,893	0.9% 163
1984	39.0% 8,054	60.5% 12,498	0.5% 95
1980	38.9% 7,908	51.9% 10,538	9.3% 1,879
1976	38.0% 8,163	59.7% 12,837	2.3% 487
1972	48.4% 9,929	50.1% 10,286	1.5% 315
1968	39.7% 7,736	56.6% 11,022	3.7% 728
1964	32.3% 6,510	67.4% 13,573	0.3% 57
1960	52.4% 11,040	47.3% 9,961	0.3% 67
1956	50.7% 9,570	48.8% 9,219	0.5% 101
1952	53.2% 9,862	46.1% 8,551	0.7% 138
1948	37.1% 5,672	61.9% 9,468	1.1% 161
1944	47.6% 6,588	52.0% 7,199	0.4% 48
1940	47.1% 7,169	52.5% 7,988	0.4% 60
1936	35.2% 4,743	61.0% 8,228	3.8% 516
1932	37.8% 4,005	60.6% 6,421	1.6% 173
1928	63.1% 6,209	36.5% 3,587	0.5% 46
1924	55.7% 5,061	6.2% 564	38.1% 3,463
1920	82.1% 6,339	13.7% 1,061	4.2% 325
1916	59.4% 2,520	37.1% 1,572	3.5% 148
1912	31.6% 1,321	29.4% 1,228	39.0% 1,628
1908	63.5% 2,629	29.1% 1,206	7.4% 308
1904	77.5% 2,769	15.5% 552	7.1% 252
1900	70.8% 3,076	24.9% 1,081	4.4% 191
1896	68.8% 3,379	28.7% 1,407	2.5% 123
1892	56.4% 2,234	33.1% 1,310	10.6% 420

Five people are elected as Mower County Commissioners, serving staggered four year terms. Commissioners work to provide services to people and communities while overseeing the cost of such services. The Mower County Board meets the first, second, and fourth Tuesday each month in the Board Room located in the Lower Level of the Mower County Courthouse. The first meeting of the month begins at 1:00 PM while the remaining begin with departmental business at 8:30 AM with general business starting around 10:00 AM.

First District- Cities: Brownsdale, Mapleview, Waltham and the 1st Ward, 1st Precinct of Austin
- Townships: Lansing Township, Red Rock Township, Udolpho Township, Waltham Township
  - Commissioner: Tim Gabrielson

Second District- Cities: Adams, Dexter, Elkton, Grand Meadow, Le Roy, Racine, Sargeant, Taopi
- Townships: Adams Township, Bennington Township, Clayton Township, Dexter Township, Frankford Township, Grand Meadow Township, Le Roy Township, Lodi Township, Marshall Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Racine Township, Sargeant Township
  - Commissioner:Raymond Tucker

Third District- Cities: Lyle, Rose Creek and the 2nd Ward, 2nd Precinct of the City of Austin.
- Townships: Austin, Lyle, Nevada and Windom.
  - Commissioner: Jerry Reinartz

Fourth District - The 4th District includes all of the 3rd ward of the city of Austin.
- Commissioner:Tony Bennett

Fifth District - The 5th District includes the 1st Ward, 2nd Precinct and the 2nd Ward 1st Princt of the City of Austin.
- Commissioner: Mike Ankeny

Geography[edit]

Soils of Mower County^[5]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 712 square miles (1,840 km²), of which 711 square miles (1,840 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.03%) is water.^[6]

Lakes[edit]

Despite Mower County being one of only four counties in Minnesota without any natural lakes (the other three being Olmsted, Pipestone, and Rock), it does have four small ponds and lakes created by dams.

East Side Lake: in the northeast quadrant of Austin

Lake Louise: in Lake Louise State Park near Le Roy

Mill Pond: in downtown Austin near the Hormel plant

Ramsey Mill Pond: in Ramsey Golf Course, near the unincorporated settlement of Ramsey

The Cedar River (sometimes called the Red Cedar River) flows south into the county from its source in Dodge County and continues all the way through the county into Mitchell County, Iowa. It flows through Mower County's four westernmost townships: Udolpho, Lansing, Austin, and Lyle.

Major highways[edit]

I-90

I-90 Bus.

US 63

US 218

Minnesota State Highway 16

Minnesota State Highway 56

Minnesota State Highway 105

Minnesota State Highway 251

Adjacent counties[edit]

Dodge County (north)

Olmsted County (northeast)

Fillmore County (east)

Howard County, Iowa (southeast)

Mitchell County, Iowa (south)

Worth County, Iowa (southwest)

Freeborn County (west)

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	3,217		—
1870	10,447		224.7%
1880	16,799		60.8%
1890	18,019		7.3%
1900	22,335		24.0%
1910	22,640		1.4%
1920	25,993		14.8%
1930	28,065		8.0%
1940	36,113		28.7%
1950	42,277		17.1%
1960	48,498		14.7%
1970	44,919		−7.4%
1980	40,390		−10.1%
1990	37,385		−7.4%
2000	38,603		3.3%
2010	39,163		1.5%
Est. 2016	39,163	^[7]	0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8] 1790-1960^[9] 1900-1990^[10] 1990-2000^[11] 2010-2016^[2]

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data

As of the 2000 census,^[12] there were 38,603 people, 15,582 households, and 10,315 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile (21/km²). There were 16,251 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.7% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.5% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. 4.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.9% were of German, 24.4% Norwegian and 7.0% Irish ancestry.

There were 15,582 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,654, and the median income for a family was $45,154. Males had a median income of $31,743 versus $23,317 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,795. About 6.3% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

Adams

Austin (county seat)

Brownsdale

Dexter

Elkton

Grand Meadow

Le Roy

Lyle

Mapleview

Racine

Rose Creek

Sargeant

Taopi

Waltham

Townships[edit]

All of Mower County's land is divided into 20 townships that are 36 square miles (six miles north to south X six miles (10 km) west to east) in area. Mower County is five townships wide (a total of 30 miles (48 km) west to east) and four townships from north to south (a total of 24 miles).

Adams

Austin

Bennington

Clayton

Dexter

Frankford

Grand Meadow

Lansing

Le Roy

Lodi

Lyle

Marshall

Nevada

Pleasant Valley

Racine

Red Rock

Sargeant

Udolpho

Waltham

Windom

Census-designated place[edit]

Lansing

Other unincorporated communities[edit]

Andyville

Corning (partial)

Johnsburg

Mayville

Nicolville

Ramsey

Renova

Varco

References[edit]

^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved March 18, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ ^a^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-10-10.

^ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 43 - 48.
ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.

^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links[edit]

Mower County Official Page

Mower County Genealogy

Mower County Fair

Coordinates: 43°40′N 92°45′W / 43.67°N 92.75°W / 43.67; -92.75

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[QF-2] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

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[4] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-10-10.

[5] Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 43 - 48.
ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.

[GR1-6] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[USCensusEst2016-7] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[8] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[9] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[10] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[11] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[GR2-12] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mower County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Austin
Cities	Adams Austin Brownsdale Dexter Elkton Grand Meadow Le Roy Lyle Mapleview Racine Rose Creek Sargeant Taopi Waltham
Townships	Adams Austin Bennington Clayton Dexter Frankford Grand Meadow Lansing Le Roy Lodi Lyle Marshall Nevada Pleasant Valley Racine Red Rock Sargeant Udolpho Waltham Windom
CDP	Lansing
Unincorporated communities	Andyville Corning‡ Johnsburg Mayville Nicolville Ramsey Renova Varco
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in adjacent county or counties

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