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Welcome to Mower County ...

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

The community of Austin is the Seat for Mower County.

Mower County was founded in 1855 and was created by taking area from Rice County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mower had a population of 40,062 people. This is an increase of 2.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,212 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mower represented 0.74% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Mower County:

  • Adams
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams is located in Mower County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
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  • Austin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Austin is located in Mower County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
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  • Brownsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter is located in Mower County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
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  • Elkton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elkton is located in Mower County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Grand Meadow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Le Roy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
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  • Lyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
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    • Mapleview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Mapleview is located in Mower County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Racine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Racine is located in Mower County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
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    • Rose Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sargeant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sargeant is located in Mower County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Taopi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Taopi is located in Mower County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Waltham
      (11 miles [17.7 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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