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Morrison County, Minnesota

Morrison County had 34,520 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,125.1 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 17th by land area.

Population
34,520
#32 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,322 in US
Area
1,125.1 sq mi
#17 of 87 in Minnesota · #559 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#42 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,903 in US
Median household income
$68,639
#60 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,092 in US

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

Morrison County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Morrison County population, land area and income

Morrison County had 34,520 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,125.1 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 30.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents; Morrison County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,639 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

34,520

3144th1st

1322nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,125 sq mi

3144th1st

559th of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1903rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,639

3143rd1st

1092nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

34,520

87th1st

32nd of 87 (MN)

Land area

1,125 sq mi

87th1st

17th of 87 (MN)

Density

30.7 / sq mi

87th1st

42nd of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$68,639

87th1st

60th of 87 (MN)

How Morrison County's population changed since 2020

Morrison County gained 517 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 32nd 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, Morrison County recorded 1,507 births and 1,620 deaths, a natural change of -113. Net international migration added +28 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +590. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 590 people.

34.0k202034.1k202134.3k202234.4k202334.5k2024
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
1,507
Deaths
1,620
Net international migration
+28
Net domestic migration
+590
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+154

Where Morrison County is

The Census internal point of Morrison County is at 46.020500, -94.266600. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Minnesota's 87 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Morrison 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: Morrison County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
46.020500, -94.266600
DMS
46°01'13.80"N 94°15'59.76"W
UTM
15N 401960.7E 5097105.0N
Geohash
cbhvycv0v
Plus code
86R72PCM+69

Towns in Morrison County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Morrison County, 11,942 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Morrison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Little Falls with 9,206.

  1. 01Little Falls9,206
  2. 02Pierz1,461
  3. 03Royalton (part)1,275
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Morrison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Morrison County. The most populous is Stearns County, MN, with 163,997 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 92.7 miles SE of Morrison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 87.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brainerd, MN (population 14,400), 23.4 miles away.

Morrison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Morrison County is 27097: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,639.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morrison County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 34,520. That is up 517 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,003.

What is the FIPS code of Morrison County?

27097. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Morrison County?

Little Falls, with 9,206 residents inside Morrison County in 2024.

Which counties border Morrison County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Stearns County, MN; Crow Wing County, MN; Benton County, MN; Cass County, MN; Mille Lacs County, MN; Todd County, MN.

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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