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Coordinates: 44°35′14″N 93°13′05″W. Eureka Center is an unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Eureka Center is located at the center of Eureka Township along Dakota County Road 80, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of Lakeville. Nearby places also include Farmington and Elko New Market.
Eureka Center is an unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Eureka Center is located at the center of Eureka Township along Dakota County Road 80, 5 miles south-southeast of Lakeville .
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The county was the site of historical events at Mendota that defined the state's future, including providing materials for the construction of Fort Snelling across the river and the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux which ceded land from the native Dakota nation for the Minnesota Territory. The county's history was initially tied to the c...
Local government
Dakota County is governed by the Board of Commissioners. The members of the Board as of May 7, 2023, are: Dakota County has an elected Sheriff (Joe Leko) and an elected County Attorney (Kathryn M. Keena). There are appointed boards for the library system, community development agency, and several advisory boards. Dakota County is served by an elected board of the Soil and Water Conservation District.
Politics
Dakota County voters tend to vote Democratic. Since 1960, the county has selected the Democratic Party candidate in 71% of national elections (as of 2020).
The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, sloping to the river valleys. Its highest point is at Buck Hill in Burnsville, at 1,168 feet. ASL. The county has a total area of 587 square miles (1,520 km2), of which 562 square miles (1,460 km2) is land and 25 square miles (65 km2) (4.2%) is water.
Since the county grew as a bedroom community of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, over half of the residents (54%) work outside the county.
2020 census
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2010 census
As of the censusof 2010, Dakota County had a population of 398,552, of which 195,661 (49.1%) were male and 202,891 (50.9%) were female. In terms of age, 76.7% of the population were 16 years and over, 73.6% were 18 years and over, 70.5% were 21 years and over, 12.8% were 62 years and over, and 10.0% were 65 years and over. The median age was 36.8 years. The median age for males was 35.7; the median age for females was 37.9. In terms of race and ethnicity, the county was 85.2% White (82.3% Non...
Dakota County is home to the state's largest school districts and some of the highest paid Superintendents. Nationally recognized Independent School District 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan) houses 28,000 and is the fourth largest school district in the state. Other districts include Independent School District 191 (Burnsville–Eagan–Savage School...
Dakota County is home to sites significant in the state's early history. At Mendota, the Treaty of Mendotawas signed, opening Southern Minnesota to settlement, and prominent Saint Paul businessmen built their mansions there. Though linked with the state's capital for much of history via rail, Dakota County owes much of its current growth to the exp...
Phone: 952-469-3736 [email protected] eurekatownship-mn.us Tue 10:00 am - 6:00 pm & Thu 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 25043 Cedar Avenue Farmington, Minnesota 55024
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Eureka Township is an urban township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2000 census.
