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Welcome to Pipestone County ...

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

The community of Pipestone is the Seat for Pipestone County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pipestone had a population of 9,126 people. This is a decrease of 5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,606 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pipestone represented 0.18% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Pipestone County:

  • Edgerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton is located in Pipestone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
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  • Hatfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland is located in Pipestone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Ihlen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
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  • Jasper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Pipestone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pipestone is located in Pipestone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
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  • Ruthton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruthton is located in Pipestone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
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  • Trosky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Trosky is located in Pipestone County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
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  • Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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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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