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DAKOTA COUNTY

Specialty Definition: Dakota County, Minnesota

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Dakota County is a county located in the U.S. State of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 355,904. Its county seat is Hastings6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,519 km² (586 mi²). 1,475 km² (570 mi²) of it is land and 43 km² (17 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.86% water.

Surrounding Counties

(Listed in clockwise order)

On the west,

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Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there are 355,904 people, 131,151 households, and 94,035 families residing in the county. The population density is 241/km² (625/mi²). There are 133,750 housing units at an average density of 91/km² (235/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 91.36% White, 2.27% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 2.89% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.29% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. 2.94% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 131,151 households out of which 40.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% are married couples living together, 9.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% are non-families. 21.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.19. In the county the population is spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 34.30% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.40% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.70 males. The median income for a household in the county is $61,863, and the median income for a family is $71,062. Males have a median income of $46,827 versus $32,189 for females. The per capita income for the county is $27,008. 3.60% of the population and 2.40% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.90% are under the age of 18 and 5.50% are 65 or older.

Cities and towns


*Apple Valley
*Burnsville
*Castle Rock Township
*Coates
*Douglas Township
*Eagan
*Empire Township
*Eureka Township
*Farmington
*Greenvale Township
*Hampton Township
*Hampton
*Hastings
*Inver Grove Heights
*Lakeville
*Lilydale
*Marshan Township
*Mendota Heights
*Mendota
*Miesville
*New Trier
*Nininger Township
*Northfield
*Randolph Township
*Randolph
*Ravenna Township
*Rosemount
*Sciota Township
*South St. Paul
*Sunfish Lake
*Vermillion Township
*Vermillion
*Waterford Township
*West St. Paul




Dakota County, Nebraska

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)


Dakota County is a county located in the U.S. State of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 20,253. Its county seat is Dakota City6.

Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 693 km² (267 mi²). 683 km² (264 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.35% water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there are 20,253 people, 7,095 households, and 5,087 families residing in the county. The population density is 30/km² (77/mi²). There are 7,528 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 78.84% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 1.86% Native American, 3.08% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 12.91% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. 22.62% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 7,095 households out of which 39.90% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% are married couples living together, 11.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% are non-families. 22.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.81 and the average family size is 3.30. In the county the population is spread out with 30.50% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.10 males. The median income for a household in the county is $38,834, and the median income for a family is $43,702. Males have a median income of $28,341 versus $22,035 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,125. 11.40% of the population and 9.20% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.60% are under the age of 18 and 8.60% are 65 or older.

Cities and towns


*Dakota City
*Emerson
*Homer
*Hubbard
*Jackson
*South Sioux City

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dakota County, Minnesota."

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Commercial Usage: DAKOTA COUNTY

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Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: DAKOTA COUNTY

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Emptying automatic milker, Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Adjusting milking machine, Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Baled hay at dairy farm, Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Henry Lundgren, manager of dairy farm, with wife. Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Filling silos with green corn. Dairy farm, Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Shelling ear corn. Dairy farm, Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hired hand on dairy farm. Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Son of dairy farmer. Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wife of dairy farmer. Dakota County, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Cities: DAKOTA COUNTY


1. Dakota County, MN (county, FIPS 37)
Location: 44.68480 N, 93.06482 W
Population (1990): 275227 (102707 housing units)
Area: 1475.6 sq km (land), 43.1 sq km (water)
Country: USA


2. Dakota County, NE (county, FIPS 43)
Location: 42.38695 N, 96.56318 W
Population (1990): 16742 (6486 housing units)
Area: 683.7 sq km (land), 8.9 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DAKOTA COUNTY

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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264

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159

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101

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33

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16

dakota county real estate

9

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7

dakota county property

5

dakota county nebraska

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: DAKOTA COUNTY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-k-n-o-o-t-t-u-y"

-5 letters: cottony, tatouay.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DAKOTA COUNTY


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 41 4B 4F 54 41      43 4F 55 4E 54 59

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01000001 01001011 01001111 01010100 01000001 00100000 01000011 01001111 01010101 01001110 01010100 01011001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#65 &#75 &#79 &#84 &#65 &#32 &#67 &#79 &#85 &#78 &#84 &#89

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0041 004B 004F 0054 0041      0043 004F 0055 004E 0054 0059

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3835454954352374955485459

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INDEX

1. Usage: Commercial
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Cities
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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