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Ramsey County
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county in Minnesota, United States
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ramsey County is referenced by 833 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 1849 establishments in Minnesota Territory, Minneapolis–Saint Paul and Minnesota counties.
Its subject is documented across 49 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- October 27, 1849
- Named after
- Alexander Ramsey
- Seat
- Saint Paul
- Largest city
- Saint Paul
- Total
- 170.013 sq mi (440.33 km )
- Land
- 152.257 sq mi (394.34 km )
- Water
- 17.756 sq mi (45.99 km ) 10.44%
- Estimate 2025
- 541,623
- Density
- 3,561.234/sq mi (1,375.000/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 4th , 5th
- Website
- www .ramseycountymn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 552352
- Area
- 441
- Official website
- ramseycountymn.gov
- Image
- Saint Paul City Hall.jpg
- Households
- 210424
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- Commons category
- Ramsey County, Minnesota
- inception
- 1849-10-27
- water as percent of area
- 11
- native label
- Ramsey County
- per capita income
- 36598
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Encyclopedic overview
Ramsey County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,352, making it the state's second-most populous county, and was estimated to be 541,623 in 2025. Its county seat and largest city is Saint Paul, the state capital and the twin city of Minneapolis. The county was founded in 1849 and is named for Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of the Minnesota Territory. Ramsey County is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI Metropolitan statistical area. It is Minnesota's smallest and most densely populated county, as well as the 38th-most densely populated county in the United States in 2010.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ramsey County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.