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Welcome to Becker County ...

Time Zone: Becker County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Detroit Lakes is the Seat for Becker County.

Becker County was founded in 1858. Becker was created by taking area from Cass and Pembina Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Becker had a population of 34,423 people. This is an increase of 5.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,551 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Becker represented 0.61% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Becker County:

  • Audubon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Callaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Detroit Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frazee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Frazee is located in Becker County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <2>
  • Lake Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ogema
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ogema is located in Becker County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Wolf Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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