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Becker County
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county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- March 18, 1858 (created), March 6, 1871 (organized)
- Named after
- George Loomis Becker
- Seat
- Detroit Lakes
- Largest city
- Detroit Lakes
- Total
- 1,445.150 sq mi (3,742.92 km )
- Land
- 1,315.037 sq mi (3,405.93 km )
- Water
- 130.113 sq mi (336.99 km ) 9.00%
- Estimate 2025
- 35,497
- Density
- 26.962/sq mi (10.410/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 7th , 8th
- Website
- co.becker.mn.us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 35183
- Area
- 3743
- Official website
- www.co.becker.mn.us
- Image
- Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library 2012-09-27 22-26-27.jpg
- Households
- 13942
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- inception
- 1858-03-18
- water as percent of area
- 9
- native label
- Becker County
- Commons category
- Becker County, Minnesota
- per capita income
- 34226
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Becker County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,183, and was estimated at 35,497 in 2025. Its county seat is Detroit Lakes.
Part of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into the county.
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