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Welcome to Carver County ...

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

The community of Chaska is the Seat for Carver County.

Carver County was founded in 1855. Carver was created by taking area from Hennepin and Sibley Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carver had a population of 105,089 people. This is an increase of 14.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 91,401 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carver represented 1.72% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Carver County:

  • Carver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carver is located in Carver County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
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  • Chanhassen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chaska
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chaska is located in Carver County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
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  • Cologne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cologne is located in Carver County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
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  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamburg is located in Carver County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Mayer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayer is located in Carver County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayer <2>
  • New Germany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Norwood Young America
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Victoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria is located in Carver County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,667 people
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  • Waconia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Waconia is located in Carver County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
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  • Watertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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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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