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Three of Minnesota's most important rivers run through the district, the Mississippi River, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River. Interstate highways I-35 E and I-35 W merge in the district in addition to the north–south thoroughfares of U.S. Routes 169 , 61 , and 52 and the east–west Route 212 .
The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. [8] The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Board of Trustees. [9] The state Board of Invention. [10] Minnesota currently has eight congressional districts. There were 9th and 10th districts but they were eliminated in 1963 and 1933 respectively.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is an American trade association [4] for those who work in the real estate industry. As of December 2023, it had over 1.5 million members, [5] making it the largest trade association in the United States [6] including NAR's institutes, societies, and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.73. The county population contained 20.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males.
Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history of agriculture , though this is changing rapidly due to strong population growth in the Rochester combined statistical area.
2010 Minnesota 5th congressional district election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic (DFL) Keith Ellison (Incumbent) 154,833 67.7 −3.2 Republican: Joel Demos 55,222 24.1 +2.1% Independent: Lynne Torgerson 8,548 3.7 − Independence: Tom Schrunk 7,446 3.3 −3.6% Independent Progressive: Michael James Cavlan 2,468 1.1 −
Elected boards of education and boards of trustees (in the case of community college districts) govern these districts, except for the Chicago Public Schools and the City Colleges of Chicago, for which the boards are appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Chicago City Council, and the special charter districts, which may have elected ...
The county has an area of 440 square miles (1,100 km 2), of which 435 square miles (1,130 km 2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km 2) (1.1%) is water. [9] The county is drained by the Watonwan River and its tributaries; the river flows eastward through the northern part of the county.