Welcome to Blue Earth County ...
Time Zone: Blue Earth County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Mankato is the Seat for Blue Earth County.
Blue Earth County was founded in 1853.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Blue Earth had a population of 67,653 people. This is an increase of 5.57% since the last Census (which gave a population of 64,086 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Blue Earth represented 1.21% of the total population of Minnesota.
Below are some of the communities located in Blue Earth County:
- Amboy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Blue Earth County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
- Eagle Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Good Thunder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Crystal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madison Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mankato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mankato is located in Blue Earth County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pemberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Saint Clair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skyline is located in Blue Earth County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Vernon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to Blue Earth County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Faribault County
- Le Sueur County
- Martin County
- Nicollet County
- Waseca County
- Watonwan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |