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Welcome to Steele County ...

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

The community of Owatonna is the Seat for Steele County.

Steele County was founded in 1855. Steele was created by taking area from Rice, Blue Earth and Le Sueur Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Steele had a population of 36,649 people. This is an increase of 0.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 36,497 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Steele represented 0.69% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Steele County:

  • Blooming Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Medford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Medford is located in Steele County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Owatonna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Owatonna is located in Steele County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <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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