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Welcome to Olmsted County ...

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

The community of Rochester is the Seat for Olmsted County.

Olmsted County was founded in 1855. Olmsted was created by taking area from Fillmore, Wabasha and Rice Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Olmsted had a population of 158,293 people. This is an increase of 9.52% since the last Census (which gave a population of 144,534 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Olmsted represented 2.73% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Olmsted County:

  • Byron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Byron is located in Olmsted County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
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  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Olmsted County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
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  • Eyota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eyota is located in Olmsted County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
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  • Oronoco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
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  • Rochester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rochester is located in Olmsted County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
  • Stewartville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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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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