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Welcome to Sherburne County ...

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

The community of Elk River is the Seat for Sherburne County.

Sherburne County was founded in 1856 and was created by taking area from Benton County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sherburne had a population of 97,238 people. This is an increase of 9.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 88,798 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherburne represented 1.67% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Sherburne County:

  • Becker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Becker is located in Sherburne County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <2>
  • Big Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Lake is located in Sherburne County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <2>
  • Clear Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Elk River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk River is located in Sherburne County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <2>
  • Zimmerman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
    • Zimmerman has also been known as:
    • Lake Fremont
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <2>

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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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