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Welcome to Big Stone County ...

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

The community of Ortonville is the Seat for Big Stone County.

Big Stone County was founded in 1862 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Big Stone had a population of 4,991 people. This is a decrease of 5.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,273 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Big Stone represented 0.1% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Big Stone County:

  • Barry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Beardsley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clinton is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Correll
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Correll is located in Big Stone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Graceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Johnson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson is located in Big Stone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Odessa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Odessa is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <2>
  • Ortonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.