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Welcome to Douglas County ...

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

The community of Alexandria is the Seat for Douglas County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Douglas had a population of 38,141 people. This is an increase of 5.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 35,989 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglas represented 0.68% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Douglas County:

  • Alexandria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brandon is located in Douglas County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
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  • Carlos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlos is located in Douglas County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
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  • Evansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Forada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forada is located in Douglas County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
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  • Garfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kensington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Millerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millerville is located in Douglas County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Miltona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Miltona is located in Douglas County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
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  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Nelson is located in Douglas County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Osakis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Osakis is located in Douglas County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osakis <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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