Le Center, Minnesota
city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States of America
Le Center is a city and the county seat of Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,517 at the 2020 census. The Le Sueur County Courthouse and Jail are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city currently has a total area of 1.51 square miles (3.91 km2), all land.
Le Center is located 26 miles (42 km) from Mankato and 62 miles (100 km) from Minneapolis.
Minnesota State Highways 99 and 112 are two of the main routes in the community.
Demographics
Income and poverty
As of 2024 estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $80,673, and the median income for a family was $100,658. However, the per capita income for the city was $35,244. About 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Le Center had a population of 2,517.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Le Center, Minnesota” as city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1911184. VIAF identifies the subject as 144526940. The Library of Congress control number is no89017998. Authority coordinates are 44.389, -93.730. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2024.
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