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Welcome to Martin County ...

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

The community of Fairmont is the Seat for Martin County.

Martin County was founded in 1857. Martin was created by taking area from Faribault and Brown Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Martin had a population of 19,683 people. This is a decrease of 5.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,805 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Martin represented 0.39% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Martin County:

  • Ceylon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <2>
  • Dunnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Fairmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Granada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Northrop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ormsby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ormsby is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Sherburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Trimont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Truman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Truman is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Welcome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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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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