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Chisago County
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county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- September 1, 1851
- Named after
- Chisago Lake
- Seat
- Center City
- Largest city
- North Branch
- Total
- 442 sq mi (1,140 km )
- Land
- 415 sq mi (1,070 km )
- Water
- 28 sq mi (73 km ) 6.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 59,142
- Density
- 136/sq mi (52.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .chisagocountymn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Minnesota
- Capital
- Center City
- Population
- 56621
- Area
- 1146
- Elevation
- 260
- Shares border with
- Isanti County
- Official website
- www.chisagocountymn.gov
- Image
- Old Chisago County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 20370
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- Commons category
- Chisago County, Minnesota
- topic's main category
- Category:Chisago County, Minnesota
- water as percent of area
- 6.2
- native label
- Chisago County
- inception
- 1851-09-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chisago County, Minnesota
- per capita income
- 35869
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Encyclopedic overview
Chisago County (/ʃɪˈsɑːɡoʊ/ shi-SAH-goh) is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county covers an area of 442 square miles (1,140 square kilometers) and, as of the 2020 Census, had a population of 56,621 people. It is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county's largest city is North Branch. Within Chisago County is the Chisago Lakes area, which includes the combined areas of Shafer, Chisago City, Lindström, and Center City. Center City is the county seat. The county has a diverse economy, including manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chisago County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.