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)
- Carlos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Carlos is located in Douglas County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <2>
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forada
- Forada is located in Douglas County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forada <2>
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Douglas County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <2>
- Kensington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Douglas County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Miltona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
- Miltona is located in Douglas County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <2>
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Douglas County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Osakis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to Douglas County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Otter Tail County
- Pope County
- Stearns County
- Stevens County
- Todd 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |