Rock County, Minnesota
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Rock County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Minnesota. According to the 2020 census, its population was 9,704.[1] The county seat is Luverne.[2]
History
The county was established on May 23, 1857, by an act of the territorial legislature, although it was not organized at that time. Originally, the area was designated as Pipestone County, and the name Rock County was given to what is now
Geography
Rock County is located at the southwestern corner of Minnesota. Its western border shares a boundary with the eastern border of
Lakes
One of Minnesota's nicknames is "Land of 10,000 Lakes", and it is speckled with bodies of water large and small. But four of the state's counties do not contain a natural lake; Rock County is one of them.[9] Rock County did host a manmade lake from 1938 until 2014: a WPA work project constructed a small dam (the "Lower Dam") on Blue Mounds Creek in 1938, creating a small lake in Blue Mounds State Park. This continued until June 2014, when the dam was damaged by rain and floodwaters, allowing the pond to drain.[10] In June 2016 the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced its decision not to rebuild the dam.[11]
Major highways
Adjacent counties[6]
- Pipestone County – north
- Murray County – northeast
- Nobles County – east
- Lyon County, Iowa – south
- Minnehaha County, South Dakota – west
- Moody County, South Dakota – northwest
Protected areas[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 23 | — | |
1870 | 138 | 500.0% | |
1880 | 3,669 | 2,558.7% | |
1890 | 6,817 | 85.8% | |
1900 | 9,668 | 41.8% | |
1910 | 10,222 | 5.7% | |
1920 | 10,965 | 7.3% | |
1930 | 10,962 | 0.0% | |
1940 | 10,933 | −0.3% | |
1950 | 11,278 | 3.2% | |
1960 | 11,864 | 5.2% | |
1970 | 11,346 | −4.4% | |
1980 | 10,703 | −5.7% | |
1990 | 9,806 | −8.4% | |
2000 | 9,721 | −0.9% | |
2010 | 9,687 | −0.3% | |
2020 | 9,704 | 0.2% | |
2023 (est.) | 9,551 | [12] | −1.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] 1790-1960[14] 1900-1990[15] 1990-2000[16] 2010-2020[1] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[17] | Pop 2020[18] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
9,239 | 8,886 | 95.38% | 91.57% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
58 | 50 | 0.60% | 0.51% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
31 | 48 | 0.32% | 0.50% |
Asian alone (NH) | 53 | 62 | 0.55% | 0.64% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 10 | 0.01% | 0.10% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 4 | 0 | 0.04% | 0.00% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 284 | 3,889 | 0.11% | 0.29% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 197 | 364 | 2.03% | 3.75% |
Total | 9,687 | 9,704 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2000 census
As of the
ancestry.There were 3,843 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.
The county population contained 26.30% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 20.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,102, and the median income for a family was $44,296. Males had a median income of $28,776 versus $22,166 for females. The
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Townships
In popular culture
Much of the second season of Fargo is set in Luverne and Rock County.
Government and politics
Position | Name | District | |
---|---|---|---|
Commissioner | Gary Overgaard | District 1 | |
Commissioner | Stan Williamson | District 2 | |
Commissioner | Greg Burger | District 3 | |
Commissioner | Sherri Thompson | District 4 | |
Commissioner | Jody Reisch | District 5 |
Position | Name | Affiliation | District | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Senate | Bill Weber[20] | Republican | District 22 | |
House of Representatives | Joe Schomacker[21] | Republican | District 22A |
Position | Name | Affiliation | District | |
---|---|---|---|---|
House of Representatives | Brad Finstad[22] | Republican | 1st | |
Senate | Amy Klobuchar[23] | Democrat | N/A | |
Senate | Tina Smith[24] | Democrat | N/A |
National politics
Rock County traditionally votes Republican. In no presidential election since 1964 has it selected the Democratic candidate. Along with its northern neighbor Pipestone County, it was one of only two Minnesota counties Amy Klobuchar did not win in her 2012 Senate race.[25]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,583 | 68.38% | 1,556 | 29.69% | 101 | 1.93% |
2016 | 3,091 | 63.88% | 1,373 | 28.37% | 375 | 7.75% |
2012 | 2,810 | 57.99% | 1,946 | 40.16% | 90 | 1.86% |
2008 | 2,775 | 55.78% | 2,079 | 41.79% | 121 | 2.43% |
2004 | 3,111 | 59.93% | 2,000 | 38.53% | 80 | 1.54% |
2000 | 2,772 | 55.33% | 2,081 | 41.54% | 157 | 3.13% |
1996 | 2,169 | 44.23% | 2,142 | 43.68% | 593 | 12.09% |
1992 | 2,065 | 38.68% | 2,006 | 37.58% | 1,267 | 23.74% |
1988 | 2,737 | 52.48% | 2,435 | 46.69% | 43 | 0.82% |
1984 | 2,971 | 57.18% | 2,188 | 42.11% | 37 | 0.71% |
1980 | 3,164 | 55.38% | 2,089 | 36.57% | 460 | 8.05% |
1976 | 2,892 | 50.39% | 2,769 | 48.25% | 78 | 1.36% |
1972 | 3,470 | 61.83% | 2,089 | 37.22% | 53 | 0.94% |
1968 | 3,056 | 56.87% | 2,084 | 38.78% | 234 | 4.35% |
1964 | 2,389 | 45.19% | 2,896 | 54.78% | 2 | 0.04% |
1960 | 3,469 | 65.49% | 1,823 | 34.42% | 5 | 0.09% |
1956 | 3,267 | 67.19% | 1,591 | 32.72% | 4 | 0.08% |
1952 | 3,774 | 74.48% | 1,286 | 25.38% | 7 | 0.14% |
1948 | 2,035 | 48.06% | 2,134 | 50.40% | 65 | 1.54% |
1944 | 2,584 | 60.66% | 1,649 | 38.71% | 27 | 0.63% |
1940 | 2,944 | 59.46% | 1,983 | 40.05% | 24 | 0.48% |
1936 | 1,752 | 36.21% | 2,910 | 60.15% | 176 | 3.64% |
1932 | 1,452 | 34.56% | 2,695 | 64.15% | 54 | 1.29% |
1928 | 2,433 | 60.03% | 1,607 | 39.65% | 13 | 0.32% |
1924 | 2,065 | 51.98% | 261 | 6.57% | 1,647 | 41.45% |
1920 | 3,121 | 84.53% | 442 | 11.97% | 129 | 3.49% |
1916 | 1,196 | 59.68% | 705 | 35.18% | 103 | 5.14% |
1912 | 463 | 25.58% | 466 | 25.75% | 881 | 48.67% |
1908 | 1,234 | 67.21% | 525 | 28.59% | 77 | 4.19% |
1904 | 1,243 | 79.12% | 241 | 15.34% | 87 | 5.54% |
1900 | 1,234 | 65.19% | 573 | 30.27% | 86 | 4.54% |
1896 | 1,209 | 59.85% | 765 | 37.87% | 46 | 2.28% |
1892 | 940 | 59.64% | 383 | 24.30% | 253 | 16.05% |
See also
References
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names, p. 466 (1920). Accessed March 13, 2019
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 163.
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- ^ a b "Find an Altitude/Rock County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 13, 2019)
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.
- ^ The four counties lacking a natural lake are Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone, and Rock.
- ^ "Luverne Dam Breaks, Drains Popular Lake". KELOLAND News. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "DNR Decides Not To Rebuld Blue Mounds State Park Dam" (Minnesota Natural Resources news release dated June 22, 2016). Accessed March 13, 2019
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Rock County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Rock County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau.
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- ^ "MN State Senate". www.senate.mn. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Rep. Joe Schomacker (22A) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Republican Rep. Brad Finstad sworn in to finish Hagedorn's House term". August 12, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar". www.klobuchar.senate.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Home". Senator Tina Smith. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota 2012 senate results by county". New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 10, 2018.