Welcome to Red Lake County ...
Time Zone: Red Lake County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Red Lake Falls is the Seat for Red Lake County.
Red Lake County was founded in 1896 and was created by taking area from Polk County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Red Lake had a population of 4,055 people. This is a decrease of 0.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,079 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Red Lake represented 0.08% of the total population of Minnesota.
Below are some of the communities located in Red Lake County:
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Red Lake County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Oklee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plummer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plummer is located in Red Lake County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Red Lake Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to Red Lake County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Pennington County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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