Traverse County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- February 20, 1862 (created), 1881 (organized)
- Named after
- Lake Traverse
- Seat
- Wheaton
- Largest city
- Wheaton
- Total
- 586 sq mi (1,520 km )
- Land
- 574 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Water
- 12 sq mi (31 km ) 2.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,130
- Density
- 5.9/sq mi (2.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 7th
- Website
- traversecountymn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Traverse County ( locally /ˈtrævərs/ TRAV-ərss) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,360, making it the least-populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Wheaton. The county was founded in 1862 and organized in 1881.
Geography