Statehood: March 11, 1858 Living in MN Today Population
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Aitkin Co. Anoka Co. Becker Co. Beltrami Co. Benton Co.
Big Stone Co. Blue Earth Co. Brown Co. Carlton Co. Carver Co.
Cass Co. Chippewa Co. Chisago Co. Clay Co. Clearwater Co.
Cook Co. Cottonwood Co. CrowWing Co. Dakota Co. Dodge Co.
Douglas Co. Faribault Co. Fillmore Co. Freeborn Co. Goodhue Co.
Grant Co. Hennepin Co. Houston Co. Hubbard Co. Isanti Co.
Itasca Co. Jackson Co. Kanabec Co. Kandiyohi Co. Kittson Co.
Koochiching Co. Lac qui Parle Co. Lake Co. Lake of the Woods Co. LeSueur Co.
Lincoln Co. Lyon Co. Mahnomen Co. Marshall Co. Martin Co.
McLeod Co. Meeker Co. MilleLacs Co. Morrison Co. Mower Co.
Murray Co. Nicollet Co. Nobles Co. Norman Co. Olmsted Co.
Otter Tail Co. Pennington Co. Pine Co. Pipestone Co. Polk Co.
Pope Co. Ramsey Co. RedLake Co. Redwood Co. Renville Co.
Rice Co. Rock Co. Roseau Co. Scott Co. Sherburne Co.
Sibley Co. Stearns Co. Steele Co. Stevens Co. St. Louis Co.
Swift Co. Todd Co. Traverse Co. Wabasha Co. Wadena Co.
Waseca Co. Washington Co. Watonwan Co. Wilkin Co. Winona Co.
Wright Co. Yellow Medicine Co.
Aitkin Co. Anoka Co. Becker Co. Beltrami Co. Benton Co. Big Stone Co. Blue Earth Co. Brown Co. Carlton Co. Carver Co. Cass Co. Chippewa Co. Chisago Co. Clay Co. Clearwater Co. Cook Co. Cottonwood Co. Crow Wing Co. Dakota Co. Dodge Co. Douglas Co. Faribault Co. Fillmore Co. Freeborn Co. Goodhue Co. Grant Co. Hennepin Co. Houston Co. Hubbard Co. Isanti Co. Itasca Co. Jackson Co. Kanabec Co. Kandiyohi Co. Kittson Co. Koochiching Co. Lac qui Parle Co. Lake Co. Lake of the Woods Co. Le Sueur Co. Lincoln Co. Lyon Co. Mahnomen Co. Marshall Co. Martin Co. McLeod Co. Meeker Co. Mille Lacs Co. Morrison Co. Mower Co. Murray Co. Nicollet Co. Nobles Co. Norman Co. Olmsted Co. Otter Tail Co. Pennington Co. Pine Co. Pipestone Co. Polk Co. Pope Co. Ramsey Co. Red Lake Co. Redwood Co. Renville Co. Rice Co. Rock Co. Roseau Co. Scott Co. Sherburne Co. Sibley Co. Stearns Co. Steele Co. Stevens Co. St. Louis Co. Swift Co. Todd Co. Traverse Co. Wabasha Co. Wadena Co. Waseca Co. Washington Co. Watonwan Co. Wilkin Co. Winona Co. Wright Co. Yellow Medicine Co.
Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Minnesota has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1940 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1950 census won't be available until 2022. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
If the population figure below is underlined click on it to be taken to a free online version of the census
1790 NO 1800 NO 1810 NO 1820 NO 1830 NO 1840 NO 1850 6,077 1860 172,023
1870 439,706 1880 780,773 1890 1,310,283 1900 1,751,394 1910 2,075,708 1920 2,387,125 1930 2,563,953 1940 2,792,300


Helpful Links
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DON'T FORGET TO USE THE LINKS TO FREE CENSUS RECORDS IN THE POPULATION TABLES ABOVE
Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Death Records, 1866-1916 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1865 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1875 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1885 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1895 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota State Census 1905 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Territorial Census, 1857 LDS Searchable Database
Minnesota Will Records, 1849-1985 LDS Searchable Database
State of Minnesota Vital Statistics Official State of Minnesota Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
Find a Grave Grave Registration and Search Website
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Today
If you still have family living in Minnesota today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Duluth, Minneapolis, Plymouth, Rochester or St. Paul. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Norway, Ireland, Sweden or England. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Minnesota, like Best Buy, CHS, SuperValu, Target or UnitedHealth Group. Some of them may enjoy eating an aebleskiver or spaghetti & meatballs on a stick. They probably root for the Minnesota Twins or Vikings, Univ. of Minnesota Golden Gophers, Minnesota Wild or the Univ. of MN-Duluth Bulldogs. You'll probably find them near a lake or visiting Gooseberry Falls State Park.

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