Blue Earth County

Quick Facts	Blue Earth County	Minnesota
Land area, 2010 (square miles)	747.84	79,626.74
Population, 2016	67,087	5,528,630
Average Persons per square mile, 2016	89.71	69.43
Number of Cities	11	853
Number of Townships	23	1,782

Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities honors area leadersAugust 2, 2019 - 9:53 am
Eagle Lake’s city administrator and the executive director of Region Nine Development Commission were among the Greater Minnesota leaders who received recognition during a July 25 conference in Bemidji. City Administrator Jennifer Bromeland was presented with the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities’ annual Excellence in Service Award. The annual award is given by the […]
Region 9, Sleepy Eye awarded grant initiativeAugust 2, 2019 - 9:50 am
SLEEPY EYE, Minn. (KEYC) – Region Nine is awarded a $200,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation. The grant will be put into a two year project, which will work with two different communities starting with the city of Sleepy Eye. Representatives say, Sleepy Eye was chosen for reasons including […]
Nicole Griensewic Mickelson receives ‘Friend of the CGMC’ awardAugust 2, 2019 - 9:48 am
Region Nine Development Commission Executive Director Nicole Griensewic Mickelson received the “Friend of the CGMC” Award from the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) July 25 during the Coalition’s three-day summer conference in Bemidji. The Friend of the CGMC Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have helped advance the interests of Greater Minnesota. In addition […]