Welcome to Yellow Medicine County ...
Time Zone: Yellow Medicine County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Granite Falls is the Seat for Yellow Medicine County.
Yellow Medicine County was founded in 1871 and was created by taking area from Redwood County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Yellow Medicine had a population of 9,709 people. This is a decrease of 6.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,423 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Yellow Medicine represented 0.2% of the total population of Minnesota.
Below are some of the communities located in Yellow Medicine County:
- Canby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
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- Clarkfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Echo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
- Granite Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hazel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Porter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Saint Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Wood Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to Yellow Medicine County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Lac qui Parle County
- Chippewa County
- Renville County
- Redwood County
- Lyon County
- Lincoln County
- Deuel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |