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Welcome to Nobles County ...

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

The community of Worthington is the Seat for Nobles County.

Nobles County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Brown County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Nobles had a population of 21,629 people. This is an increase of 0.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,425 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nobles represented 0.4% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Nobles County:

  • Adrian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Adrian is located in Nobles County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
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  • Bigelow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Brewster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brewster is located in Nobles County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Dundee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundee is located in Nobles County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Ellsworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinbrae
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Lismore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lismore is located in Nobles County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Round Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rushmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Wilmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Worthington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

Websites of Interest ...

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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