Fillmore County, Minnesota
| Fillmore County, Minnesota | |
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Fillmore County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota |
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 Minnesota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 5, 1853 |
| Named for | Millard Fillmore |
| Seat | Preston |
| Largest city | Spring Valley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 862 sq mi (2,233 km2) |
| • Land | 861 sq mi (2,230 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2), 0.09% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 20,834 |
| • Density | 24/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Fillmore County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,866. Its county seat is Preston.
Fillmore County is included in the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fillmore County was established in 1853. It is named for Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States. Located in Southeast Minnesota, Fillmore County was an early destination for Euro-American settlement following the United States' 1851 treaties with the Dakota nations. Norwegian immigrants were particularly numerous. In 1860 Fillmore was the most populous county in Minnesota.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 862 square miles (2,230 km2), of which 861 square miles (2,230 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (0.09%) is water.
The county is part of the Driftless Area, or in its own documents, the Paleozoic plateau. This part of Minnesota was ice-free during the last ice age. The county to the east is more rugged, but Fillmore County also displays a karst topography.
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,122 people, 8,228 households, and 5,718 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 8,908 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.92% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.9% were of Norwegian, 31.1% German and 5.8% Irish ancestry.
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