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Welcome to Freeborn County ...

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

The community of Albert Lea is the Seat for Freeborn County.

Freeborn County was founded in 1855. Freeborn was created by taking area from Blue Earth and Rice Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Freeborn had a population of 30,281 people. This is a decrease of 2.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,204 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Freeborn represented 0.59% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Freeborn County:

  • Albert Lea
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Alden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Alden is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
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  • Clarks Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Conger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conger is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Emmons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Freeborn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Geneva is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
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  • Glenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Hartland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Hayward
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hayward is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
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    • Hollandale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Manchester is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Myrtle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people

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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.