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2393902 [2] Website. cityofalbertlea.org. Albert Lea (/ ˌælbərt ˈliː / AL-bərt LEE) [5] is a city in Freeborn County, in southern Minnesota. [6] It is the county seat. Its population was 18,492 at the 2020 census. [3] The city is at the junction of Interstates 35 and 90, about 90 miles (140 km) south of the Twin Cities.
UTC−5 (CDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.co.freeborn.mn.us. Freeborn County is a county in the state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,895. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Albert Lea. [ 3 ] Freeborn County comprises the Albert Lea Micropolitan Statistical Area.
0663402 [2] Albert Lea Township (/ ˌælbərt ˈliː / AL-bərt LEE) [3] is a township in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census. Myre-Big Island State Park is within the township. Albert Lea Township was organized in 1857, and named after its primary village, Albert Lea. [4]
FIPS code. 27-65920. GNIS feature ID. 2397072 [2] Sales tax. 7.375% [5] Twin Lakes is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States, near Albert Lea. The population was 134 at the 2020 census.
Myre-Big Island State Park. Myre-Big Island State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, just outside the city of Albert Lea. It has an area of 1,578 acres (6.39 km 2). The park protects 8 miles (13 km) of shoreline on Albert Lea Lake. The nucleus of the park is Big Island, a 117-acre (0.47 km 2) island attached to the mainland by a causeway.
Albert Miller Lea (July 23, 1808 – January 16, 1891) was an American military engineer who surveyed southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in 1835. [1] Biography.
Freeborn was platted in 1857, and was incorporated in 1949. [5] The city of Freeborn, like its namesake county, the surrounding township, and Freeborn Lake, upon which the city is situated, derives its name from William Freeborn, a member of Minnesota's Territorial Legislature. [5]
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.