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Yellow Medicine County is a county in the State of Minnesota. Its eastern border is formed by the Minnesota River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,528.[2] Its county seat is Granite Falls.[3]

Yellow Medicine County
U.S. county
Yellow Medicine County Courthouse in Granite Falls in 2007
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°43′N 95°52′W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	March 6, 1871
Named for	Yellow Medicine River[1]
Seat	Granite Falls
Largest city	Granite Falls
Area
• Total	763 sq mi (1,980 km2)
• Land	759 sq mi (1,970 km2)
• Water	4.1 sq mi (11 km2)  0.5%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,528
• Estimate  (2021)	9,411
• Density	12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.co.ym.mn.gov

The Upper Sioux Indian Reservation, related to the historical Yellow Medicine Agency that was located here, is entirely within the county. It was established under the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851, by which the Dakota ceded much territory in the region to the United States.

History

The county was established by the Minnesota legislature on March 6, 1871, with Granite Falls as the county seat. Its name comes from Yellow Medicine River, which runs through the eastern part of the county to the Minnesota. The river's name derives from a plant whose yellow root the native Dakota people used for medicinal purposes.[4]

It was proposed in 1878 to create a new county, taken from the western portions of Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, and Lac qui Parle counties. The state legislature approved the petition (subject to local voter approval), and Governor Pillsbury signed the act on February 27, 1879. However, the 1879 ballot proposal failed to garner a combined majority of voters in the three counties, and the proposed Canby County[5] did not come into being.[6]

Geography

Yellow Medicine County lies on the west side of Minnesota. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of South Dakota. The Minnesota River flows east-southeasterly along the county's northeast side on its way to discharge into the Mississippi River. The Yellow Medicine River flows northeastward through the eastern part of the county, discharging into the Minnesota near the midpoint of the county's eastern border. The Stony Run Creek flows eastward through the upper east part of the county; the Florida Creek flows northeastward through the west end of the county, and the Lac qui Parle River also flows northeastward through the west central part of the county. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, carved by drainages. The area is devoted to agriculture.[7] The terrain slopes to the east and slightly to the north; its highest point is on the west border, near its SW corner, at 1,732' (528m) ASL.[8] The county has a total area of 763 square miles (1,980 km²), of which 759 square miles (1,970 km²) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km²) (0.5%) is water.[9]

Lakes[7]

Rivers and drainages[7]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Protected areas[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	5,884		—
1890	9,854		67.5%
1900	14,602		48.2%
1910	15,406		5.5%
1920	16,550		7.4%
1930	16,625		0.5%
1940	16,917		1.8%
1950	16,279		−3.8%
1960	15,523		−4.6%
1970	14,418		−7.1%
1980	13,653		−5.3%
1990	11,684		−14.4%
2000	11,080		−5.2%
2010	10,438		−5.8%
2020	9,528		−8.7%
2021 (est.)	9,411	[11]	−1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[12] 1790-1960[13] 1900-1990[14] 1990-2000[15] 2010-2020[2]

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 11,080 people, 4,439 households, and 2,974 families in the county. The population density was 14.6/sqmi (5.64/km²). There were 4,873 housing units at an average density of 6.42/sqmi (2.48/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.09% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 2.04% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.5% were of Norwegian and 34.6% German ancestry.

There were 4,439 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

The county population contained 25.80% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,393, and the median income for a family was $42,002. Males had a median income of $27,770 versus $20,870 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,120. About 7.10% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Yellow Medicine County Racial Composition[16]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	8,408	88.3%
Black or African American (NH)	48	0.5%
Native American (NH)	276	3%
Asian (NH)	28	0.3%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.01%
Other/Mixed (NH)	319	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	448	4.7%

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Government and Politics

Yellow Medicine County has recently been a swing county in national elections. Since 1980, the county has selected the Republican Party candidate in 56% of national elections (as of 2020). The county gave a majority to Barack Obama in 2008, but has trended more Republican in recent cycles.

United States presidential election results for Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota[17]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	3,734	67.55%	1,688	30.54%	106	1.92%
2016	3,382	64.10%	1,524	28.89%	370	7.01%
2012	2,806	51.83%	2,465	45.53%	143	2.64%
2008	2,579	46.31%	2,816	50.57%	174	3.12%
2004	2,878	49.98%	2,799	48.61%	81	1.41%
2000	2,598	47.11%	2,528	45.84%	389	7.05%
1996	2,006	35.67%	2,741	48.74%	877	15.59%
1992	1,909	30.83%	2,593	41.87%	1,691	27.31%
1988	2,925	46.59%	3,282	52.28%	71	1.13%
1984	3,819	55.22%	3,018	43.64%	79	1.14%
1980	4,004	53.95%	2,833	38.18%	584	7.87%
1976	2,946	39.48%	4,337	58.12%	179	2.40%
1972	3,683	50.32%	3,462	47.30%	174	2.38%
1968	3,060	43.34%	3,587	50.81%	413	5.85%
1964	2,751	36.86%	4,707	63.06%	6	0.08%
1960	3,800	50.84%	3,649	48.82%	26	0.35%
1956	3,594	51.21%	3,416	48.67%	8	0.11%
1952	4,322	57.73%	3,143	41.99%	21	0.28%
1948	2,693	38.41%	4,164	59.38%	155	2.21%
1944	3,337	50.68%	3,214	48.81%	34	0.52%
1940	3,964	50.89%	3,786	48.61%	39	0.50%
1936	2,029	30.38%	3,921	58.71%	729	10.91%
1932	1,739	27.01%	4,580	71.14%	119	1.85%
1928	3,302	52.96%	2,861	45.89%	72	1.15%
1924	2,278	38.70%	151	2.56%	3,458	58.74%
1920	4,225	72.48%	814	13.96%	790	13.55%
1916	1,501	50.08%	1,238	41.31%	258	8.61%
1912	352	14.24%	737	29.81%	1,383	55.95%
1908	1,745	65.06%	786	29.31%	151	5.63%
1904	1,947	83.42%	258	11.05%	129	5.53%
1900	1,743	65.95%	763	28.87%	137	5.18%
1896	1,578	58.92%	1,015	37.90%	85	3.17%
1892	911	49.11%	364	19.62%	580	31.27%

County Board of Commissioners[18]

Position		Name	District
	Commissioner	Greg Renneke	District 1
	Commissioner	John Berends	District 2
	Commissioner	Gary Johnson	District 3
	Commissioner	Ron Antony	District 4
	Commissioner	Glen Kack	District 5

State Legislature (2018-2020)

Position		Name	Affiliation	District
	Senate	Gary Dahms[19]	Republican	District 16
	House of Representatives	Chris Swedzinski[20]	Republican	District 16A

U.S Congress (2018-2020)

Position		Name	Affiliation	District
	House of Representatives	Michelle Fischbach	Democrat	7th
	Senate	Amy Klobuchar[21]	Democrat	N/A
	Senate	Tina Smith[22]	Democrat	N/A

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

References

External links

• Yellow Medicine County. GovOffice.com
• Yellow Medicine County. RootsWeb.com
• Yellow Medicine County Quick Facts. U.S. Census Bureau Archived January 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

На других языках

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[de] Yellow Medicine County

Das Yellow Medicine County[1] ist ein County im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Minnesota. Im Jahr 2010 hatte das County 10.438 Einwohner und eine Bevölkerungsdichte von 5,3 Einwohnern pro Quadratkilometer.[2] Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Granite Falls.[3]

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- [en] Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

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[ru] Йеллоу-Медисин (округ)

Йеллоу-Медисин (англ. Yellow Medicine County) — округ в штате Миннесота, США. Столица и крупнейший город — Гранит-Фолс. По оценочной переписи 2009 года в округе проживают 9867 человек. Площадь — 1977 км², из которых 1963 км² — суша, а 14 км² — вода. Плотность населения составляет 6 чел./км².

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