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Chippewa County
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county in the state of Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- February 20, 1862 (created), 1868 (organized)
- Named after
- Chippewa River
- Seat
- Montevideo
- Largest city
- Montevideo
- Total
- 588 sq mi (1,520 km )
- Land
- 581 sq mi (1,500 km )
- Water
- 6.7 sq mi (17 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,406
- Density
- 21.7/sq mi (8.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 7th
- Website
- www .chippewacountymn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Chippewa River
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Minnesota
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Population
- 12598
- Area
- 1522
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Lac qui Parle County
- Official website
- www.co.chippewa.mn.us
- Image
- Chippewa County Bank 2013.jpg
- Households
- 5133
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chippewa County, Minnesota
- Commons category
- Chippewa County, Minnesota
- topic's main category
- Category:Chippewa County, Minnesota
- inception
- 1862-02-20
- different from
- Chippewa County
- water as percent of area
- 1.1
- native label
- Chippewa County
- per capita income
- 30957
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Chippewa County (/ˈtʃɪpəˌwɑː/ CHIP-ə-WAH) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,598. Its county seat is Montevideo. The county was formed in 1862, and was organized in 1868.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chippewa County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.