Big Stone County
Also known as Big Stone County, Minnesota, Big Stone County, MN
county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- February 20, 1862 (created), 1874 (organized)
- Named after
- Big Stone Lake
- Seat
- Ortonville
- Largest city
- Ortonville
- Total
- 528 sq mi (1,370 km )
- Land
- 499 sq mi (1,290 km )
- Water
- 29 sq mi (75 km ) 5.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,054
- Density
- 10.1/sq mi (3.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Big Stone County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,166. Its county seat is Ortonville.
History