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Cottonwood County

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Also known as Cottonwood County, Minnesota, Cottonwood County, MN

county in Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Minnesota
Founded
May 23, 1857 (created), July 29, 1870 (organized)
Named after
Cottonwood River
Seat
Windom
Largest city
Windom
Total
649 sq mi (1,680 km )
Land
639 sq mi (1,660 km )
Water
10 sq mi (26 km ) 1.5%
Estimate 2025
11,405
Density
17.8/sq mi (6.9/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional districts
1st , 7th
Website
www .cottonwoodcountymn .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Cottonwood River
Official name
Cottonwood County
Located in
Minnesota
Capital
Windom
Population
11517
Area
1681
Shares border with
Watonwan County
Official website
www.co.cottonwood.mn.us
Image
Cottonwood County Courthouse.jpg
Households
4915
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Commons category
Cottonwood County, Minnesota
inception
1857-05-23
water as percent of area
1.5
native label
Cottonwood County
different from
Cottonwood
per capita income
27709
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Encyclopedic overview

Cottonwood County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,517. Its county seat is Windom.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cottonwood County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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