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Welcome to Pope County ...

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

The community of Glenwood is the Seat for Pope County.

Pope County was founded in 1862. Pope was created by taking area from and Cass Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pope had a population of 11,249 people. This is an increase of 2.51% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,974 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pope represented 0.21% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Pope County:

  • Cyrus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cyrus is located in Pope County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <2>
  • Farwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Farwell is located in Pope County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Long Beach is located in Pope County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Lowry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowry is located in Pope County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <2>
  • Sedan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sedan is located in Pope County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Starbuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Villard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport is located in Pope County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people

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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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