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Counties in Minnesota that I have Visited

There are 87 counties in Minnesota
The Land of 10,000 Lakes

Also be sure to see the Travel/Geography Blog

Minnesota County Outline Map
Source of underlying map: Indiana State University, Cartography

I have visited 23 Counties = 26.4% of Counties in Minnesota

Minnesota Map

Quick facts about Minnesota

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 79,610 square miles. Minnesota is the 14th largest state. The next larger state is Kansas and the next smaller state is Nebraska.
  • Population(2): 5,132,799 people. Minnesota is the 21st most populous state. The next more populous state is Wisconsin and the next less populous state is Colorado.
  • Population Density: 64.47 people per square mile. Minnesota is the 31st most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Vermont and the next less densely populated state is Mississippi.
  • Bordering States: Minnesota shares a border with 4 states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
  • Admission to the Union: May 11, 1858. Minnesota was the 32nd state admitted to the Union, after California and before Oregon.
  • Capital: St. Paul.
  • Highest Point: 2,301 feet at Eagle Mountain. See SummitPost's Eagle Mountain page.
  • Lowest Point: 600 feet at Lake Superior.
  • Government website: Minnesota North Star.
  • Official Tourism website: Explore Minnesota.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Minnesota page.

Lake Itasca

Lake Itasca, Source of the Mississippi River
Clearwater County, Minnesota

Interesting Minnesota county trivia

  • Red Lake County may be the only county in the United States that is has borders with only two other counties while being totally landlocked. Pennington County borders it on the north, and Polk County wraps around and borders it on the west, south and east.

Counties in Minnesota

Below are the 87 counties in Minnesota. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Aitkin
  2. Anoka
  3. Becker: Big Tom the Turkey
  4. Beltrami
  5. Benton
  6. Big Stone
  7. Blue Earth
  8. Brown
  9. Carlton
  10. Carver
  11. Cass
  12. Chippewa
  13. Chisago
  14. Clay
  15. Clearwater: Lake Itasca
  16. Cook
  17. Cottonwood
  18. Crow Wing
  19. Dakota
  20. Dodge
  21. Douglas
  22. Fairibault
  23. Fillmore
  24. Freeborn
  25. Goodhue
  26. Grant
  27. Hennepin: Largest county population in Minnesota (1,116,200 people in 2000 Census); Mall of America
  28. Houston
  29. Hubbard
  30. Isanti
  31. Itasca
  32. Jackson
  33. Kanabec
  34. Kandiyohi
  35. Kittson
  36. Koochiching
  37. Lac Qui Parle
  38. Lake
  39. Lake of the Woods: The Northwest Angle
  40. Le Sueur
  41. Lincoln
  42. Lyon
  43. Mahnomen
  44. Marshall
  45. Martin
  46. McLeod
  47. Meeker
  48. Mille Lacs
  49. Morrison
  50. Power
  51. Murray
  52. Nicollet
  53. Nobles
  54. Normal
  55. Olmsted
  56. Otter Tail
  57. Pennington
  58. Pine
  59. Pipestone
  60. Polk
  61. Pope
  62. Ramsey: Smallest county in Minnesota (156 square miles); Great Waters Brewing Co.
  63. Red Lake: Fewest County Borders - Part III: Red Lake Co., MN
  64. Redwood
  65. Renville
  66. Rice
  67. Rock
  68. Roseau
  69. Scott
  70. Sherburne
  71. Sibley
  72. St. Louis: Largest county in Minnesota (6,225 square miles); Duluth's Canal Park; Fitger's Brewhouse
  73. Stearns
  74. Steele
  75. Stevens
  76. Swift
  77. Todd
  78. Traverse: Smallest county population in Minnesota (4,134 people in 2000 Census).
  79. Wabasha: A Family Reunited; The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota
  80. Wadena
  81. Waseca
  82. Washington
  83. Watonwan
  84. Wilkin
  85. Winona
  86. Wright
  87. Yellow Medicine


Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.


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