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Welcome to Pennington County ...

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

The community of Thief River Falls is the Seat for Pennington County.

Pennington County was founded in 1910 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pennington had a population of 14,119 people. This is an increase of 1.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,968 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pennington represented 0.26% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Pennington County:

  • Goodridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Saint Hilaire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Thief River Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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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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