Editing Blue Earth County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Blue Earth, Minnesota}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Blue Earth County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = March 5
 | founded year         = 1853<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Place Names |url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620201420/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=March 17, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref>
 | seat wl              = Mankato
 | largest city wl      = Mankato
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 766
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 748
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 18
 | area percentage      = 2.3%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 69112
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 70700 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto 
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = www.co.blue-earth.mn.us
 | named for            = [[Blue Earth River]]
 | ex image             = BlueEarthCo2006-09-16.JPG
 | ex image cap         = [[Blue Earth County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 1st
}}

'''Blue Earth County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 69,112.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/blueearthcountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county is named for the [[Blue Earth River]] and for the deposits of blue-green clay once evident along the banks of the Blue Earth River. Blue Earth County is part of the [[Mankato-North Mankato metropolitan area]].

==History==
{{more citations needed section|date=May 2016}}
[[Dakota people]] lived and hunted in the area of Blue Earth County, particularly the [[Sisseton Dakota|Sisseton]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Westerman |first=Gwen |title=[[Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota]] |last2=White |first2=Bruce |date=2012 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society Press]] |isbn=978-0-87351-869-7 |location=Saint Paul, Minnesota |pages=144–166}}</ref> French explorer [[Pierre-Charles Le Sueur]] was an early European explorer in this area, arriving where the Minnesota and Blue Earth rivers meet. He made an unsuccessful attempt to mine copper from the blue-green clay the Dakota used as paint.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schrader |first=Julie |title=The Heritage of Blue Earth County |publisher=Curtis Media Corporation |year=1990 |pages=4–5}}</ref> The area remained under French control until 1803 when it passed to the United States in the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. 

[[File:Minnesota River, Mankato, Minnesota - DPLA - 4371c8847165eebe001777615237564f.jpg|thumb|left|Minnesota River, Mankato, Minnesota]]When Minnesota became a territory in 1849, the territorial government became interested in settling the river valley. In 1850 the first steamboat trip, starting in St. Paul, traveled on the [[Minnesota River]] and came to the Blue Earth River. The first Euro-American settlers, P. K. Johnson and Henry Jackson, debarked and settled in present-day [[Mankato]]. The ratification of the [[Treaty of Mendota|Mendota]] and [[Treaty of Traverse des Sioux|Traverse des Sioux]] treaties in 1851 effectively forced the eastern Dakota to move to nearby [[Indian reservation|reservations]].

The county of Blue Earth was created after a division of the Minnesota Territory on March 5, 1853, from portions of Dakota County and free territory. It was named for the Blue Earth River.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n76 57]}}</ref> The first government officials were appointed by [[Alexander Ramsey]], the territorial governor. That October the first election was held, with 22 ballots being taken.

On February 27, 1855, the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) ceded {{convert|897,900| acres}} of their reservation near Long Prairie in exchange for {{convert|200,000| acres}} on the Blue Earth River. On May 24, 1855, they relocated and became so successful at farming that neighboring American settlers coveted their land.

Blue Earth County is near the Lower Sioux reservation, which was created in 1858. Starvation on the reservation and the lack of timely arrival of government [[annuities]] led to the [[Dakota War of 1862]], followed by removal of all Native Americans from the county.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schrader |first=Julie |title=The Heritage of Blue Earth County |publisher=Curtis Media Corporation |year=1990 |pages=5–7}}</ref> In 1868 the railroad's arrival promoted the county's growth and development by bringing immigrants and goods to the area. 
[[File:Blue Earth Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Blue Earth County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 65-67. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.{{Self-published source|date=March 2024}}</ref>]]

==Geography==
The [[Minnesota River]] flows southeasterly along the western part of the county's northern boundary line. It is joined by the Blue Earth River, which flows northerly through the western central part of the county. The [[Watonwan River]] flows northwesterly through the northeastern part of the county, discharging into the Blue Earth. The Little Cobb River flows northwesterly through the southeastern part of the county, meeting with the [[Cobb River (Minnesota)|Cobb River]] which flows northerly through the lower part of the county into the Blue Earth River. The [[Le Sueur River]] also flows west-northwesterly through the SE part of the county, discharging into the Blue Earth River.

The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, with the area (except around built-up zones, and in areas carved by runoff) devoted to agriculture.<ref name="BECM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blue+Earth+County,+MN/@44.0562756,-94.2098238,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f4155eb90d4267:0xac125e4cd74145a8!8m2!3d43.9505132!4d-93.9878427 ''Blue Earth County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 5, 2019)]</ref> It slopes generally to the north. Its southwest corner is {{convert|1,086|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Blue Earth County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 5, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22089 Blue Earth County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 5, 2019)]</ref>

The county has an area of {{convert|766|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|748|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|18|sqmi}} (2.3%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The Blue Earth River and [[Le Sueur River]] flow through a part of the county. The land surface is relatively flat with over 30 lakes in the county. There are many "closed forest savannas" that some call the big woods in the county's northeast. The rivers that flow out of the northeast are surrounded by these big woods. Most of the county is grassland prairie but scattered parts are wet prairie. Some spots that surround the rivers are oak openings and barren brushland.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 169]]
* [[Image:MN-22.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 22]]
* [[Image:MN-30.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 30]]
* [[Image:MN-60.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 60]]
* [[Image:MN-68.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 68]]
* [[Image:MN-83.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 83]]
{{div col end}}

===Lakes===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Crystal Lake
* Albert Lake
* Alice Lake
* Armstrong Lake
* [[Ballantyne Lake]]
* Born Lake
* Cottonwood Lake
* [[Duck Lake (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)|Duck Lake]]
* Eagle Lake
* George Lake
* Gilfillin Lake
* Ida Lake
* Indian Lake
* Knights Lake
* Lake Crystal
* [[Lieberg Lake]]
* Lily Lake
* Long Lake
* Loon Lake
* [[Lura Lake]] (part)
* Madison Lake
* Mennenga Lake
* Mills Lake
* Minnesota Lake (part)
* Mud Lake
* Perch Lake
* Porter Lake
* Rice Lake
* Severson Lake
* Strom Lake
* Wita Lake
{{div col end}}

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===Adjacent counties===
{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
* [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet County]] - north
* [[Le Sueur County, Minnesota|Le Sueur County]] - northeast
* [[Waseca County, Minnesota|Waseca County]] - east
* [[Faribault County, Minnesota|Faribault County]] - south
* [[Martin County, Minnesota|Martin County]] - southwest
* [[Watonwan County, Minnesota|Watonwan County]] - west
* [[Brown County, Minnesota|Brown County]] - northwest
{{div col end}}

==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Mankato, Minnesota]]
|5|24|0.94
|10|30|0.78
|22|42|1.96
|35|58|3.06
|47|70|3.45
|57|79|5.09
|62|83|4.32
|59|81|4.18
|49|73|3.21
|37|60|2.32
|24|43|1.94
|11|28|1.09
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="WX">{{Cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Mankato MN |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMN0471 |access-date=November 6, 2011 |publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Mankato have ranged from a low of {{convert|5|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|83|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-35|°F}} was recorded in February 1996 and a record high of {{convert|107|°F}} was recorded in August 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|0.78|in}} in February to {{convert|5.09|in}} in June.<ref name=WX/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 4803
|1870= 17302
|1880= 22889
|1890= 29210
|1900= 32263
|1910= 29337
|1920= 31477
|1930= 33847
|1940= 36203
|1950= 38327
|1960= 44385
|1970= 52322
|1980= 52314
|1990= 54044
|2000= 55941
|2010= 64013
|2020= 69112
|estyear=2024
|estimate=70700
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}
===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Blue Earth County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Blue Earth County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Blue%20Earth%20County,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|57,222
|82.8%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|3,873
|5.6%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|208
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|1,834
|2.7%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|24
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|2730
|4%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|3,221
|4.7%
|}

===2000 census===
[[File:BlueEarthCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Blue Earth County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, the county had 55,941 people, 21,062 households, and 12,616 families. The [[population density]] was {{convert|74.8|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 21,971 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29.4|/mi2|/km2}}. The county's racial makeup was 94.96% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.19% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.6% were of [[German people|German]], 13.6% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] and 6.5% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 21,062 households, of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.

21.40% of the county's population was under the age of 18, 22.10% were from age 18 to 24, 25.60% were from age 25 to 44, 18.80% were from age 45 to 64, and 12.10% were age 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The county's median household income was $38,940, and the median family income was $50,257. Males had a median income of $32,087 versus $22,527 for females. The county's [[per capita income]] was $18,712. About 6.10% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Amboy, Minnesota|Amboy]]
* [[Eagle Lake, Minnesota|Eagle Lake]]
* [[Good Thunder, Minnesota|Good Thunder]]
* [[Lake Crystal, Minnesota|Lake Crystal]]
* [[Madison Lake, Minnesota|Madison Lake]]
* [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]]
* [[Mapleton, Minnesota|Mapleton]]
* [[Minnesota Lake, Minnesota|Minnesota Lake]] (partial)
* [[North Mankato, Minnesota|North Mankato]] (partial)
* [[Pemberton, Minnesota|Pemberton]]
* [[Saint Clair, Minnesota|Saint Clair]]
* [[Skyline, Minnesota|Skyline]]
* [[Vernon Center, Minnesota|Vernon Center]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
* [[Garden City, Minnesota|Garden City]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Cambria, Minnesota|Cambria]]
* [[Marysburg, Minnesota|Marysburg]]
* [[Perth, Minnesota|Perth]]
* [[Smiths Mill, Minnesota|Smiths Mill]]

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Beauford Township]]
* [[Butternut Valley Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Butternut Valley Township]]
* [[Cambria Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Cambria Township]]
* [[Ceresco Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Ceresco Township]]
* [[Danville Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Danville Township]]
* [[Decoria Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Decoria Township]]
* [[Garden City Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Garden City Township]]
* [[Jamestown Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Jamestown Township]]
* [[Judson Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Judson Township]]
* [[Le Ray Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Le Ray Township]]
* [[Lime Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Lime Township]]
* [[Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Lincoln Township]]
* [[Lyra Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Lyra Township]]
* [[Mankato Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Mankato Township]]
* [[Mapleton Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Mapleton Township]]
* [[McPherson Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|McPherson Township]]
* [[Medo Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Medo Township]]
* [[Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Pleasant Mound Township]]
* [[Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Rapidan Township]]
* [[Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Shelby Township]]
* [[South Bend Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|South Bend Township]]
* [[Sterling Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Sterling Township]]
* [[Vernon Center Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Vernon Center Township]]
{{div col end}}

==Government and politics==
Since 1952, Blue Earth County has voted for the winning presidential candidate in 16 of the last 19 elections, the exceptions being 1960, 1988 and 2004. Blue Earth County is considered a [[college town]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Towns |url=https://www.americancommunities.org/community-type/college-towns/ |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=American Communities Project |language=en-US}}</ref> due to the presence of Minnesota State University in Mankato.
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{{PresRow|2016|Republican|15,667|14,428|3,498|Minnesota}}
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{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|14,782|19,325|963|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|15,737|16,865|517|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|12,942|12,329|2,131|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|9,082|12,420|3,759|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|8,813|11,531|7,503|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|11,959|12,375|218|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|14,298|11,877|172|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|11,966|10,930|3,242|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|11,998|12,930|760|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|12,702|10,638|322|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|9,571|9,254|712|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|8,009|10,687|101|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|11,328|8,052|33|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|11,398|5,467|21|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|11,867|4,952|51|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|7,520|7,272|162|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|9,429|5,098|54|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|9,642|5,880|62|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,550|8,255|964|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,550|7,925|216|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,120|5,177|79|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,773|1,123|4,399|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|8,894|1,974|383|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,864|2,211|233|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,344|2,025|1,922|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,297|2,191|379|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,573|1,419|308|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,647|2,254|314|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,055|2,744|253|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,680|2,399|747|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|3,307|2,761|411|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,480|2,028|293|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|2,680|2,399|12|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|2,140|2,039|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|1,906|1,617|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|1,749|1,024|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|962|565|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1860|Republican|2,680|2,399|24|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Commissioners {{!}} Blue Earth County, MN - Official Website |url=https://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/94/Board-of-Commissioners |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=www.blueearthcountymn.gov}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
!Next Election
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Patty O'Connor
|District 1
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner and Chairperson
|Vance Stuehrenberg
|District 2
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Mark Piepho
|District 3
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner and Vice Chair
|Kevin Paap
|District 4
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Kip Bruender
|District 5
|2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2021-2023)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Nick Frentz]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1224 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|District 19
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Julie Rosen]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?member_id=1053 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 23
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|Susan Akland<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rinehart |first=Jake |date=December 4, 2020 |title=Akland wins House District 19A following recount |url=https://www.keyc.com/2020/12/03/akland-wins-house-district-following-recount/ |access-date=April 18, 2021 |website=www.keyc.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]]
|District 19A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|Luke Frederick<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Luke Frederick (19B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15542 |access-date=April 18, 2021 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|District 19B
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Jeremy Munson]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Jeremy Munson (23B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15496 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 23B
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2021-2023)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Brad Finstad]]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|[[Minnesota's 1st congressional district|1st]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Amy Klobuchar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar |url=https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=www.klobuchar.senate.gov}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|N/A
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Tina Smith]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.smith.senate.gov/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Senator Tina Smith |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|N/A
|}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Blue Earth County, Minnesota]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/ Blue Earth County Government’s website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Blue Earth County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet County]]
|Northeast = [[Le Sueur County, Minnesota|Le Sueur County]]
|East      = [[Waseca County, Minnesota|Waseca County]]
|South     = [[Faribault County, Minnesota|Faribault County]]
|Southwest = [[Martin County, Minnesota|Martin County]]
|West      = [[Watonwan County, Minnesota|Watonwan County]]
|Northwest = [[Brown County, Minnesota|Brown County]]
}}

{{Blue Earth County, Minnesota}}
{{Mankato North Mankato MSA}}
{{Minnesota}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|44.03|-94.06|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-MN_source:UScensus1990}}

[[Category:Blue Earth County, Minnesota| ]]
[[Category:Minnesota counties]]
[[Category:Mankato – North Mankato metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1853 establishments in Minnesota Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1853]]
[[Category:Welsh-American culture in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Minnesota placenames of Native American origin]]