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Welcome to Mahnomen County ...

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

The community of Mahnomen is the Seat for Mahnomen County.

Mahnomen County was founded in 1906 and was created by taking area from Norman County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mahnomen had a population of 5,527 people. This is an increase of 1.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,440 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mahnomen represented 0.1% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Mahnomen County:

  • Bejou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bejou is located in Mahnomen County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bejou
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bejou <2>
  • Mahnomen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mahnomen is located in Mahnomen County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahnomen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahnomen <2>
  • Waubun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waubun is located in Mahnomen County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waubun <2>

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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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