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Welcome to Waseca County ...

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

The community of Waseca is the Seat for Waseca County.

Waseca County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Steele County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Waseca had a population of 18,612 people. This is a decrease of 2.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,145 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waseca represented 0.36% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Waseca County:

  • Elysian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Janesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Richland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waldorf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldorf is located in Waseca County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Waseca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Waseca is located in Waseca County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <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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