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Welcome to Pope County ...

Time Zone: Pope County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Glenwood is the Seat for Pope County.

Pope County was founded in 1862. Pope was created by taking area from and Cass Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pope had a population of 11,216 people. This is an increase of 2.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,995 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pope represented 0.21% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Pope County:

  • Cyrus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
    • Cyrus is located in Pope County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <3>
  • Farwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Pope County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Pope County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Lowry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
    • Lowry is located in Pope County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <3>
  • Sedan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Sedan is located in Pope County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Starbuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Villard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Pope County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.





 

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