County · code 27039
Dodge CountyMinnesota
Dodge County is a county in Minnesota with its seat in Mantorville, formed in 1855.
- Founded1855
- County seatMantorville
- Named forHenry Dodge
- Land area439 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
- Population20,867 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped11,945 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Dodge on the map of Minnesota
Minnesota has 87 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1855 from Rice County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Dodge County was created from Rice County and Non-County Area 3 on February 20, 1855. The county was fully organized for government and judicial purposes on August 4, 1855. It was named after Henry Dodge. Dodge County lost territory to Steele County on February 29, 1856.
- 1855Dodge County created Dodge created from Rice and Non-County Area 3. Non-County Area 3 eliminated. · Minn. Terr. Laws 1855, ch. 6, sec. 2/p. 23
- 1855Changed Dodge fully organized for county government and judicial purposes. · HRS Minn., Dodge, 5
- 1856
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Dodge
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Fallback
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 11,945 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey. This copy is a fallback, not the county's own: use it as a guide and check the official record.
edited 17 March 2023 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Dodge County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Dodge by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Records
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Dodge County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Dodge County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Dodge County
- When was Dodge County founded?
- Dodge County was founded in 1855, formed from Rice County, and named after Henry Dodge.
- What is the county seat of Dodge County?
- The county seat of Dodge County is Mantorville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Dodge County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 11,945 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Dodge County's boundary or name changed?
- Dodge County was created in 1855 from Rice County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Steele County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Dodge County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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