Steele (MN)

Welcome to Steele County ...

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

The community of Owatonna is the Seat for Steele County.

Steele County was founded in 1855. Steele was created by taking area from Rice, Blue Earth and Le Sueur Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Steele had a population of 36,687 people. This is an increase of 0.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 36,576 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Steele represented 0.69% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Steele County:

Blooming Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
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Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Ellendale is located in Steele County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
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Medford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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- Medford is located in Steele County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
Owatonna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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- Owatonna is located in Steele County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Minnesota
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- Website for the Minnesota State Archives

Websites specific to Steele County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Dodge County
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- Freeborn County
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- Goodhue County
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- Mower County
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- Rice County
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- Waseca County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Steele County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Steele County

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.
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