Blue Earth County is located in south-central Minnesota. The County Seat is Mankato and the largest city is Mankato. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.blue-earth.mn.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 65,385 and the 2010 census population was 64,013. The land area is 747.84 square miles and there are 85.6 persons per square mile.
92.5% of the population is White, 3.2% is Black or African American, 2.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.5% is two or more races. 93.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 30.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $158,100, there are 24,476 households, an average of 2.48 persons per household. The per capita income is $25,380, the median household income is $49,935, and 19.2% of the persons in Blue Earth County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 5,998. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,211,463, and sales per capita were $20,200. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 22.5%.
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Active Warrants Blue Earth County Sheriff Office active arrest warrants. |
Cemeteries, Burials County cemeteries and burial records, with the most records found in Mankato's Calvary and German cemeteries. |
Court Records, Judgments, Calendar Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MPA) system statewide or Blue Earth County criminal, civil, probate, family, traffic, and petty misdemeanor case records. Also available is a court calendar and a judgment database. |
Inmates Current jail inmate roster from the County Sheriff's Office. |
Marriages Statewide or county marriage database offered with the cooperation of all 87 Minnesota counties. |
Ordinances Blue Earth County Code of Ordinances searchable by keyword. |
Property | Assessor Assessor property database and GIS map search. |
Property | Tax Property and tax record search from the County Taxpayer Services. |
Recorded Documents Information on how to search and order recorded documents such as deeds and mortgages. You may contact the Recorder if you know the document number, or use the fee-based Laredo or Tapestry services to search online. |
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