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Welcome to Grant County ...

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

The community of Elbow Lake is the Seat for Grant County.

Grant County was founded in 1868. Grant was created by taking area from Stevens, Wilkin and Traverse Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grant had a population of 5,972 people. This is a decrease of 0.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,002 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant represented 0.11% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Grant County:

  • Ashby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashby is located in Grant County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <2>
  • Barrett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrett is located in Grant County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Elbow Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Herman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Herman is located in Grant County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Hoffman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Norcross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Norcross is located in Grant County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Wendell
    (8 miles [12.9 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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