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

Lake Crystal developing detailed strategic planJune 6, 2019 - 9:49 am
LAKE CRYSTAL — City leaders are looking for residents to guide them in creating a detailed strategic economic development plan. “It helps ensure you’re doing things that are supported by the community,” said City Administrator Taylor Gronau. “And it gives you a plan. When businesses and people are looking at Lake Crystal, it gives them […]
A Strategic Economic Development Plan for Lake Crystal’s FutureJune 5, 2019 - 2:14 pm
Lake Crystal, MN – Region Nine Development Commission (RNDC) and the City of Lake Crystal are creating a strategic economic development plan that will guide the city as it looks to the future. The Lake Crystal Strategic Economic Development Plan will be the result of a seven month initiative between RNDC and the City […]
Region 9 director completes world idea tourMay 31, 2019 - 2:12 pm
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -Ideas from around the world could soon be coming to Southern Minnesota’s agriculture and economic development. Region Nine Development Commission Executive Director Nicole Griensewic Mickelson recently traveled to Puerto Rico as part of the Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation and Entrepreneurship program. There she exchanged ideas on best practices for business development. […]