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Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Lac qui Parle County had 6,636 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 765.0 square miles of land. It ranks 76th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 30th by land area.

Population
6,636
#76 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,686 in US
Area
765.0 sq mi
#30 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,139 in US
Density
8.7 / sq mi
#77 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,616 in US
Median household income
$67,947
#62 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,131 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Lac qui Parle County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Lac qui Parle County population, land area and income

Lac qui Parle County had 6,636 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 765.0 square miles of land. It ranks 76th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 8.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Lac qui Parle County has 30% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,947 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,636

3144th1st

2686th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

765 sq mi

3144th1st

1139th of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2616th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,947

3143rd1st

1131st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

6,636

87th1st

76th of 87 (MN)

Land area

765 sq mi

87th1st

30th of 87 (MN)

Density

8.7 / sq mi

87th1st

77th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$67,947

87th1st

62nd of 87 (MN)

How Lac qui Parle County's population changed since 2020

Lac qui Parle County lost 64 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.0%. That ranks 58th of 87 in Minnesota for growth. The median Minnesota county changed by +0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lac qui Parle County recorded 306 births and 430 deaths, a natural change of -124. Net international migration added +12 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +32. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 124 people.

6,70020206,70320216,68820226,68420236,6362024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
306
Deaths
430
Net international migration
+12
Net domestic migration
+32
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-48

Where Lac qui Parle County is

The Census internal point of Lac qui Parle County is at 44.999800, -96.176900. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Minnesota's 87 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Lac qui Parle County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cook County: -0.5%Kanabec County: +3.4%Carlton County: +1.5%Becker County: +0.7%Dodge County: +1.7%Douglas County: +2.1%Murray County: -1.5%Pipestone County: -3.3%Rock County: -1.7%Steele County: +0.1%Waseca County: -1.4%Pennington County: -2.1%Red Lake County: -1.5%Stevens County: +1.6%Hubbard County: +3.1%Mahnomen County: -1.8%Fillmore County: +1.2%Otter Tail County: +1.4%Rice County: +2.9%Meeker County: +0.2%Nobles County: -1.1%Swift County: -1.5%Watonwan County: -0.3%Wadena County: +2.2%Polk County: -2.1%Lyon County: +0.6%St. Louis County: +0.4%Todd County: +2.6%Carver County: +5.0%Kandiyohi County: +2.2%Olmsted County: +2.1%Roseau County: -0.3%Dakota County: +2.9%Yellow Medicine County: -1.2%Crow Wing County: +3.6%Sibley County: +2.7%Morrison County: +1.5%Lac qui Parle County: -1.0%Lincoln County: -1.3%Martin County: -2.2%Clay County: +2.3%Houston County: -2.5%Wilkin County: -3.3%Nicollet County: -0.0%Norman County: -2.4%Benton County: +1.3%Anoka County: +3.4%Blue Earth County: +2.2%Traverse County: -6.7%Aitkin County: +4.0%Marshall County: -3.0%Grant County: +0.3%Wabasha County: +0.8%Lake County: -2.0%Cottonwood County: -1.6%Brown County: -0.8%Cass County: +4.2%Lake of the Woods County: +0.7%Scott County: +3.9%Isanti County: +5.5%Stearns County: +3.5%Clearwater County: +0.7%Hennepin County: -0.7%Kittson County: -4.7%Wright County: +9.0%Goodhue County: +0.8%Jackson County: -1.3%Washington County: +5.8%Chippewa County: -2.5%Freeborn County: -1.9%Koochiching County: -3.6%Big Stone County: -1.8%Redwood County: -1.1%Chisago County: +4.2%Faribault County: -0.1%Renville County: -1.6%Itasca County: +0.9%Mower County: +2.1%Sherburne County: +5.6%Mille Lacs County: +4.2%Winona County: +0.6%Ramsey County: -1.8%Pine County: +4.9%McLeod County: +0.1%Pope County: +1.5%Le Sueur County: +2.8%Beltrami County: +1.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.7%
  2. < -0.3%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.8%
  5. ≥ +2.8%
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Orange pin: Lac qui Parle County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
44.999800, -96.176900
DMS
44°59'59.28"N 96°10'36.84"W
UTM
14N 722504.4E 4986805.9N
Geohash
9zgxgryng
Plus code
86P5XRXF+W6

Towns in Lac qui Parle County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lac qui Parle County, 2,919 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lac qui Parle County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Madison with 1,488.

  1. 01Madison1,488
  2. 02Dawson1,431
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lac qui Parle County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lac qui Parle County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Chippewa County, MN, with 12,299 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 150.3 miles E of Lac qui Parle County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 104.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Marshall, MN (population 13,996), 42.6 miles away.

Lac qui Parle County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lac qui Parle County is 27073: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 073. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,947.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,636. That is down 64 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,700.

What is the FIPS code of Lac qui Parle County?

27073. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (073) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lac qui Parle County?

Madison, with 1,488 residents inside Lac qui Parle County in 2024.

Which counties border Lac qui Parle County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Chippewa County, MN; Swift County, MN; Yellow Medicine County, MN; Grant County, SD; Big Stone County, MN; Deuel County, SD.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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