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Welcome to Meeker County ...

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

The community of Litchfield is the Seat for Meeker County.

Meeker County was founded in 1856 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Meeker had a population of 23,222 people. This is a decrease of 0.46% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,329 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meeker represented 0.44% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Meeker County:

  • Cedar Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Cosmos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cosmos is located in Meeker County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmos <2>
  • Darwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Darwin is located in Meeker County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darwin <2>
  • Dassel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dassel is located in Meeker County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
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  • Eden Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grove City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston is located in Meeker County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Litchfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Watkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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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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