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Roseau County, Minnesota

Roseau County had 15,265 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,671.7 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 11th by land area.

Population
15,265
#54 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,075 in US
Area
1,671.7 sq mi
#11 of 87 in Minnesota · #360 in US
Density
9.1 / sq mi
#74 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,596 in US
Median household income
$74,057
#33 of 87 in Minnesota · #725 in US

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

Roseau County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Roseau County population, land area and income

Roseau County had 15,265 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,671.7 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 9.1 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; Roseau County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,057 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,265

3144th1st

2075th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,672 sq mi

3144th1st

360th of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2596th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,057

3143rd1st

725th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

15,265

87th1st

54th of 87 (MN)

Land area

1,672 sq mi

87th1st

11th of 87 (MN)

Density

9.1 / sq mi

87th1st

74th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$74,057

87th1st

33rd of 87 (MN)

How Roseau County's population changed since 2020

Roseau County lost 45 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.3%. That ranks 53rd 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, Roseau County recorded 739 births and 724 deaths, a natural change of +15. Net international migration added +55 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -144. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 144 people.

15.3k202015.3k202115.4k202215.3k202315.3k2024
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
739
Deaths
724
Net international migration
+55
Net domestic migration
-144
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-28

Where Roseau County is

The Census internal point of Roseau County is at 48.761100, -95.821500. 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 Roseau 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: Roseau County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
48.761100, -95.821500
DMS
48°45'39.96"N 95°49'17.40"W
UTM
15N 292654.1E 5404739.4N
Geohash
cbev7s8vv
Plus code
86W6Q56H+C9

Towns in Roseau County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Roseau County, 4,682 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Roseau County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Roseau with 2,699.

  1. 01Roseau2,699
  2. 02Warroad1,983
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Roseau County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Roseau County. The most populous is Beltrami County, MN, with 46,762 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 292.6 miles SSE of Roseau County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 139.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grand Forks, ND (population 59,845), 82.2 miles away.

Roseau County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Roseau County is 27135: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 135. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,057.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Roseau County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,265. That is down 45 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,310.

What is the FIPS code of Roseau County?

27135. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (135) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Roseau County?

Roseau, with 2,699 residents inside Roseau County in 2024.

Which counties border Roseau County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Beltrami County, MN; Marshall County, MN; Kittson County, MN; Lake of the Woods 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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