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Welcome to Traverse County ...

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

The community of Wheaton is the Seat for Traverse County.

Traverse County was founded in 1862 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Traverse had a population of 3,259 people. This is a decrease of 7.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,534 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Traverse represented 0.07% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Traverse County:

  • Browns Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Dumont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Tintah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tintah is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Wheaton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <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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