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Welcome to Rock County ...

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

The community of Luverne is the Seat for Rock County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Rock had a population of 9,315 people. This is a decrease of 3.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,658 people in 2010).

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

Below are some of the communities located in Rock County:

  • Beaver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Hardwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
  • Kenneth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenneth is located in Rock County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Luverne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Steen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 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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