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Welcome to Roseau County ...

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

The community of Roseau is the Seat for Roseau County.

Roseau County was founded in 1894. Roseau was created by taking area from Kittson and Beltrami Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Roseau had a population of 15,165 people. This is a decrease of 2.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,558 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roseau represented 0.29% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Roseau County:

  • Badger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Badger is located in Roseau County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
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  • Greenbush
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • North Roseau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • North Roseau is located in Roseau County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Northwest Roseau
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Northwest Roseau is located in Roseau County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Roosevelt
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Roseau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Roseau is located in Roseau County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseau <2>
  • Southeast Roseau
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Southeast Roseau is located in Roseau County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Strathcona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Strathcona is located in Roseau County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Warroad
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Warroad is located in Roseau County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
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Websites of Interest ...

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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