Welcome to McLeod County ...
Time Zone: McLeod County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Glencoe is the Seat for McLeod County.
McLeod County was founded in 1856. McLeod was created by taking area from Carver and Sibley Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McLeod had a population of 35,893 people. This is a decrease of 1.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 36,589 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, McLeod represented 0.69% of the total population of Minnesota.
Below are some of the communities located in McLeod County:
- Biscay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Biscay is located in McLeod County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Brownton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
- Brownton is located in McLeod County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <3>
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lester Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Plato is located in McLeod County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <3>
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in McLeod County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
- Stewart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Stewart is located in McLeod County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Winsted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
- Winsted is located in McLeod County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <3>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to McLeod County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Carver County
- Meeker County
- Renville County
- Sibley County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |