Mahnomen County | |
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Coordinates: 47°20′N 95°49′W / 47.33°N 95.81°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
Founded | December 27, 1906 |
Named for | Ojibway word for wild rice |
Seat | Mahnomen |
Largest city | Mahnomen |
Area | |
• Total | 583 sq mi (1,510 km2) |
• Land | 558 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
• Water | 25 sq mi (60 km2) 4.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,411 |
• Estimate (2023) | 5,280 |
• Density | 9.7/sq mi (3.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 7th |
Website | www |
Mahnomen County (/məˈnoʊmən/ mə-NOH-mən) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,411.[1] Its county seat is Mahnomen.[2]
The county is part of the White Earth Indian Reservation.[3] It is the only county in Minnesota entirely within an Indian reservation. Mahnomen, East Polk, and Becker counties constitute one of northwestern Minnesota's biggest cattle-raising areas.