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Welcome to Isanti County ...

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

The community of Cambridge is the Seat for Isanti County.

Isanti County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Ramsey County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Isanti had a population of 40,596 people. This is an increase of 7.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 37,857 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Isanti represented 0.71% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Isanti County:

  • Braham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Braham is located in Isanti County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braham <2>
  • Cambridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Isanti
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Isanti is located in Isanti County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isanti <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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