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Pine County
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county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- March 1, 1856 (created), 1872 (organized)
- Named after
- The abundant pine trees in the area
- Seat
- Pine City
- Largest city
- Pine City
- Total
- 1,435 sq mi (3,720 km )
- Land
- 1,411 sq mi (3,650 km )
- Water
- 23 sq mi (60 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 30,472
- Density
- 20.46/sq mi (7.902/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .pinecountymn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Minnesota
- Capital
- Pine City
- Population
- 28876
- Area
- 3716
- Shares border with
- Burnett County
- Official website
- www.co.pine.mn.us
- Image
- PineCountyMNcourthouse.JPG
- Households
- 11132
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- Commons category
- Pine County, Minnesota
- topic's main category
- Category:Pine County, Minnesota
- inception
- 1856-03-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Pine County, Minnesota
- water as percent of area
- 1.6
- native label
- Pine County
- per capita income
- 27607
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Pine County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,876. Its county seat is Pine City. The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1872. Today, Pine County is the fastest growing county in the state. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in Pine County.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pine County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.