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1885 Minnesota Census Birthplaces
Blue Earth County
This page provides a breakdown of the birthplaces of the people enumerated in Blue Earth county in the 1885 Minnesota Census. Apparent variations in spelling and misspellings of birthplace names are grouped together based on Kinsource's best judgement. All spellings for a group are listed under 'Entries'.
The top 10 birthplaces in Blue Earth County were:
| Minnesota 11,362 |
Germany 2,493 |
Wisconsin 2,362 |
New York 1,697 |
Norway 1,016 |
| Sweden 792 |
Prussia 765 |
Illinois 567 |
Ohio 566 |
Ireland 489 |
The count for all birthplaces in Blue Earth County was as follows:
| Birthplace | Entries | Count |
|---|---|---|
| unknown | blank or illegible | 1 |
| Alabama | Alabama, Ala | 3 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 1 |
| Australia | Australia | 1 |
| Austria | Austria | 148 |
| Baden | Baden | 13 |
| Bavaria | Bavaria, Beiren | 73 |
| Belgium | Belgium | 7 |
| Bohemia | Bohemia | 19 |
| California | California, Cal | 16 |
| Canada | Canada | 462 |
| China | China | 1 |
| Colorado | Colorado, Col | 9 |
| Connecticut | Conn | 80 |
| Dakota Territory | Dakota, D T | 20 |
| Delaware | Delaware, Del | 3 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 182 |
| England | England, Eng | 202 |
| Florida | Florida | 1 |
| France | France | 42 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 1 |
| Germany | Germany, German, Bremen | 2,493 |
| Hanover | Hanover | 5 |
| Hesse | Hessen, Hessia, Darmstadt | 20 |
| Holland | Holland | 2 |
| Holstein | Holstein, Holstine | 4 |
| Illinois | Illinois, Ill | 567 |
| Indian Territory | Ind Terr | 2 |
| Indiana | Indiana, Ind, Inda | 345 |
| Iowa | Iowa, Ia | 318 |
| Ireland | Ireland | 489 |
| Isle of Man | Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kansas | Kansas, Kan | 19 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky, Kent, Ken, Ky | 58 |
| Louisiana | La | 10 |
| Luxembourg | Luxemberg, Luxemborg, Luxemburg, Luxenberg, Luxenburg | 13 |
| Maine | Maine, Me | 199 |
| Maryland | Maryland, Maryld, Md | 29 |
| Massachusetts | Mass | 143 |
| Mecklenburg | Mecklenberg, Mecklenburg | 7 |
| Michigan | Michigan, Mich | 195 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota, Minn, Min | 11,362 |
| Mississippi | Miss | 11 |
| Missouri | Missouri, Mo | 102 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska, Neb | 11 |
| New Brunswick | New Brunswick, N B | 8 |
| New Hampshire | New Hamp, N H | 115 |
| New Jersey | New Jersey, N J | 24 |
| New Mexico | N Mexico | 2 |
| New York | New York, N Y | 1,697 |
| North Carolina | N C, North C | 10 |
| Norway | Norway | 1,016 |
| Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia, N S | 6 |
| Ocean | Atlantic, on the Ocean | 3 |
| Ohio | Ohio | 566 |
| Pennsylvania | Pa, Penn, Penna | 388 |
| Poland | Poland | 34 |
| Prussia | Prussia, Prusia, Prussian | 765 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island, Rhode I, R I | 14 |
| Russia | Russia | 9 |
| Saxony | Saxony | 9 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 85 |
| Sweden | Sweden, Sweeden | 792 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland, Switz, Switzrld | 69 |
| Tennessee | Tenn | 11 |
| Texas | Texas | 2 |
| Vermont | Vermont, Vt | 259 |
| Virginia | Virginia, Va, Vir | 52 |
| Wales | Wales | 444 |
| Washington, D C | D C | 3 |
| Washington Territory | Wash Terr | 1 |
| West Virginia | West Va, W Virginia | 5 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin, Wis | 2,362 |
| Wurttemberg | Wurtemberg, Wurtenberg, Wurtemburg, Wurtemburg, Wertenberg | 19 |
| Wyoming Territory | Wyoming | 1 |
| Total Population | 26,462 | |
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