Todd County, Minnesota facts for kids
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Todd County
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The Todd County Courthouse in Long Prairie
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Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Minnesota |
| Founded | February 20, 1855 (created) January 1, 1867 (organized) |
| Named for | John Blair Smith Todd |
| Seat | Long Prairie |
| Largest city | Long Prairie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 980 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| • Land | 945 sq mi (2,450 km2) |
| • Water | 35 sq mi (90 km2) 3.5%% |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 25,262 |
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25,237  |
| • Density | 26.7/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
Todd County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,262. Its county seat is Long Prairie.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 980 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 945 square miles (2,450 km2) is land and 35 square miles (91 km2) (3.5%) is water.
Major highways
Interstate 94
U.S. Highway 10
U.S. Highway 52
U.S. Highway 71
Minnesota State Highway 27
Minnesota State Highway 28
Minnesota State Highway 210
Minnesota State Highway 287
Adjacent counties
- Wadena County (north)
- Cass County (northeast)
- Morrison County (east)
- Stearns County (south)
- Douglas County (west)
- Otter Tail County (northwest)
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 430 | — | |
| 1870 | 2,036 | 373.5% | |
| 1880 | 6,133 | 201.2% | |
| 1890 | 12,930 | 110.8% | |
| 1900 | 22,214 | 71.8% | |
| 1910 | 23,407 | 5.4% | |
| 1920 | 26,059 | 11.3% | |
| 1930 | 26,170 | 0.4% | |
| 1940 | 27,438 | 4.8% | |
| 1950 | 25,420 | −7.4% | |
| 1960 | 23,119 | −9.1% | |
| 1970 | 22,114 | −4.3% | |
| 1980 | 24,991 | 13.0% | |
| 1990 | 23,363 | −6.5% | |
| 2000 | 24,426 | 4.5% | |
| 2010 | 24,895 | 1.9% | |
| 2020 | 25,262 | 1.5% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 25,237 | 1.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
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Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 census data
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Amish
Todd County has a large concentration of Amish, about the same population size as the Amish settlement at Harmony. It is home to five different Amish communities, with altogether seven church districts in 2013, which indicates a total population of about 1000 people.
| Location | Founded in | Church dis- tricts in 2013 |
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| Bertha/Hewitt | 1973 | 1 | Swartzentruber |
| Long Prairie/Osakis | 1995 | 2 | |
| Clarissa/Browerville | 2001 | 2 | |
| Bertha/Staples | 2003 | 1 | Swartzentruber |
| Eagle Bend | 2007 | 1 |
Communities
Cities
- Bertha
- Browerville
- Burtrum
- Clarissa
- Eagle Bend
- Grey Eagle
- Hewitt
- Long Prairie (county seat)
- Osakis (partly in Douglas County)
- Staples (partly in Wadena County)
- West Union
Townships
- Bartlett
- Bertha
- Birchdale
- Bruce
- Burleene
- Burnhamville
- Eagle Valley
- Fawn Lake
- Germania
- Gordon
- Grey Eagle
- Hartford
- Iona
- Kandota
- Leslie
- Little Elk
- Little Sauk
- Long Prairie
- Moran
- Reynolds
- Round Prairie
- Staples
- Stowe Prairie
- Turtle Creek
- Villard
- Ward
- West Union
- Wykeham
Unincorporated communities
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