What is the population of Grant County?

The population of Grant County, MN is 6,026.

Where is Grant County located?

Grant County, MN is located at latitude 45.9340500 and longitude -96.0121800. It is in United States.

What is the area of Grant County?

The area of Grant County, MN is 1490 km².

What is the elevation of Grant County?

Grant County, MN has an elevation of 353 meters (1158 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Grant County in?

Grant County, MN is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Grant County changed?

The population of Grant County, MN has increased from 6,018 (2010) to 6,026 (2020), a change of 0.1%.

Grant County, Minnesota

Grant County: county in Minnesota, United States

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Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,018 and a population density of 4 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 6,026 inhabitants. Its county seat is Elbow Lake. The county was created 158 years ago in 1868.

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Grant County at a glance

Grant County currently has 8 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Elbow Lake

Population 1,144

Quick Facts about Grant County

Population	6,026 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Minnesota (United States)
Different from	Grant County, Grant County, Grant County, Grant County, Grant County, Grant County, Grand County, Grant County, Grant County, Grant County, Grant County, Grant Parish, Grant County, Grant County, Grand County, Grant County
Area	1490 km²
Water as percent of area	4.7%
Land as percent of area	95.3%
Latitude & Longitude	45.9341,-96.0122
Named for	Ulysses S. Grant
Capital	Elbow Lake
Establishment	March 06, 1868
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	13:13:22 (15th April 2026)
Density	4 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	0.13% (2010-2020)
Weather	59℉ Chance Light Rain 7-days weather

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Geography

Grant County is located at 45°56'3"N 96°0'44"W (45.9340500, -96.0121800). It has 2 neighbors: Otter Tail County and Stevens County.

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The largest city of Grant County is Elbow Lake with a population of 1,144. Other cities include, Hoffman population 688, Herman population 445, Ashby population 444 and Barrett population 414. See all Grant County cities & populated places.

Grant County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Grant County.

City Name	Population	Title
Elbow Lake	1,144	City in and county seat of Grant County, Minnesota, United Statesn
Hoffman	688	City in Minnesota, United States
Herman	445	City in Grant County, Minnesota, United States
Ashby	444	City in Grant County, Minnesota, United States of America
Barrett	414	City in Grant County, Minnesota, United States
Erdahl	355	Township in Grant County, Minnesota
Wendell	165	City in Grant County, Minnesota, United States
Norcross	71	City in Grant County, Minnesota

Weather

59°F

Chance Light Rain

13 mph NNW Wednesday

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North northwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Grant County has 2 neighbours.

Otter Tail County county in Minnesota, United States
Stevens County county in Minnesota, United States

Demographics

The population of Grant County increased by 0.13% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	6,018	-	census
2011	5,993	-0.42%	estimation process
2012	5,928	-1.1%	estimation process
2013	5,956	0.47%	estimation process
2014	5,923	-0.56%	estimation process
2015	5,867	-0.95%	estimation process
2016	5,930	1.06%	estimation process
2017	5,916	-0.24%	estimation process
2018	5,989	1.22%	estimation process
2019	5,972	-0.28%	estimation process
2020	6,026	0.9%	estimation process

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People born in Grant County (1)

Ken G. Nelson was born in Grant County

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