Total population (1990 census): 6057
County seat: St. Paul
CropSELECT
Extension officeCrop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 442 | 114887 | 13628919 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 16 | 674 | 32487 bu | |
| Wheat | 74 | 1723 | 49878 bu | |
| Oats | 24 | 486 | 20986 bu | |
| Rye | 7 | 51 | 1630 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 432 | 35343 | 102472 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 389 | 28118 | 91071 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 22 | 291 | 405 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 63 | 1441 | 2668 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 138 | 5283 | 8041 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 9 | 210 | 866 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 75 | 2311 | 29830 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 16 | 297 | 4507 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 176 | 13576 | 561011 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Pumpkins | 5 | 47 | ||
| Squash | 3 | (D) | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | 38 | ||
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 6 | (D) | 26 | (D) |
| Nursery Crops | 3 | - | (D) | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.