Nicollet County
Also known as Nicollet County, Minnesota, Nicollet County, MN
county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- March 5, 1853
- Named after
- Joseph Nicolas Nicollet
- Seat
- St. Peter
- Largest city
- North Mankato
- Total
- 467 sq mi (1,210 km )
- Land
- 448 sq mi (1,160 km )
- Water
- 18 sq mi (47 km ) 3.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 34,273
- Density
- 76.9/sq mi (29.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
Article
Nicollet County (/ˈnɪkəlɪt/ NIH-kə-lit) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,454. Its county seat is St. Peter.
Nicollet County is part of the Mankato–North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.