Blue Earth County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- March 5, 1853
- Named after
- Blue Earth River
- Seat
- Mankato
- Largest city
- Mankato
- Total
- 766 sq mi (1,980 km )
- Land
- 748 sq mi (1,940 km )
- Water
- 18 sq mi (47 km ) 2.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 70,634
- Density
- 92.4/sq mi (35.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .blueearthcountymn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Blue Earth County is a county in the state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 69,112. Its county seat is Mankato. 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.
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