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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)
    • Biscay is located in McLeod County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Brownton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe is located in McLeod County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <2>
  • 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)
    • Plato is located in McLeod County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <2>
  • Silver Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stewart is located in McLeod County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Winsted
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winsted is located in McLeod County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <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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