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Welcome to Kanabec County ...

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

The community of Mora is the Seat for Kanabec County.

Kanabec County was founded in 1858 and was created by taking area from Pine County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kanabec had a population of 16,337 people. This is an increase of 0.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,216 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kanabec represented 0.31% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Kanabec County:

  • Grasston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mora
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
  • Ogilvie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogilvie is located in Kanabec County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilvie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogilvie <2>
  • Quamba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Quamba is located in Kanabec County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 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.
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