Back مقاطعة بلو إرث (مينيسوتا) Arabic مقاطعة بلو ايرث (مينيسوتا) ARZ Blue Earth County, Minnesota BAR Блу Ърт (окръг, Минесота) Bulgarian ব্লু আর্থ কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা BPY Blue Earth Gông (Minnesota) CDO Blue Earth County CEB Blue Earth County, Minnesota Welsh Blue Earth County Danish Blue Earth County German
Blue Earth County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota | |
 Minnesota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°02′N 94°04′W / 44.03°N 94.06°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Minnesota |
| Founded | March 5, 1853[1] |
| Named for | Blue Earth River |
| Seat | Mankato |
| Largest city | Mankato |
| Area | |
| • Total | 766 sq mi (1,980 km2) |
| • Land | 748 sq mi (1,940 km2) |
| • Water | 18 sq mi (50 km2) 2.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 69,112 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 70,006  |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Blue Earth County is a county in the State of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 69,112.[2] Its county seat is Mankato.[3] 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.
- ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.