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Olmsted County
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county in Minnesota, United States
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Within Vinony's link graph, Olmsted County is referenced by 595 other articles, and connects out to race and ethnicity in the United States Census, African Americans and Pipestone County.
The entry is geolocated on the map in MN.
It is catalogued under topics including 1855 establishments in Minnesota Territory, Minnesota counties and Olmsted County, Minnesota.
Its subject is documented across 47 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- February 20, 1855 (created), August 27, 1855 (organized)
- Named after
- David Olmsted
- Seat
- Rochester
- Largest city
- Rochester
- Body
- Board of Commissioners
- Chair
- Dave Senjem
- Total
- 654.754 sq mi (1,695.81 km )
- Land
- 653.509 sq mi (1,692.58 km )
- Water
- 1.245 sq mi (3.22 km ) 0.19%
- Estimate 2025
- 166,731
- Density
- 249.189/sq mi (96.2123/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area code
- 507 and 924
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- olmstedcounty.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 162847
- Area
- 1695
- Official website
- www.co.olmsted.mn.us
- Image
- OlmstedGovtCenter.JPG
- Households
- 63561
Show 5 more facts
- native label
- Olmsted County
- Commons category
- Olmsted County, Minnesota
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- inception
- 1855-02-20
- per capita income
- 42470
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Encyclopedic overview
Olmsted County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population is 162,847, and was estimated to be 166,731 in 2025, making it the seventh-most populous county in Minnesota. The county seat and the largest city is Rochester.
Olmsted County is part of the Rochester metropolitan area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olmsted County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.