County · code 27047
Freeborn CountyMinnesota
Freeborn County is in Minnesota, with its county seat in Albert Lea. The county was created on February 20, 1855.
- Founded1855
- County seatAlbert Lea
- Named forWilliam Freeborn
- Land area707 sq mi + 15 sq mi water
- Population30,895 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped22,267 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Freeborn 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 Blue Earth County and Rice County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Freeborn County was created from Blue Earth County and Rice County. It was named after William Freeborn. The county was fully organized for county government and judicial purposes on March 6, 1857.
- 1855Freeborn County created Freeborn created from Blue Earth and Rice. · Minn. Terr. Laws 1855, ch. 6, sec. 4/p. 23
- 1857Changed Freeborn fully organized for county government and judicial purposes. · HRS Minn., Judicial Districts, 13; Minn. Terr. Laws 1857, ch. 74, sec. 1/pp. 277-278; Minn. Terr. Laws 1857, ext. sess., ch. 83, sec. 6/pp. 309-310
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Freeborn
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 22,267 parcels from Freeborn County. 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 28 April 2021 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Freeborn 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
Freeborn 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.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Freeborn County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Freeborn 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 Freeborn County
- When was Freeborn County founded?
- Freeborn County was founded in 1855, formed from Blue Earth County and Rice County, and named after William Freeborn.
- What is the county seat of Freeborn County?
- The county seat of Freeborn County is Albert Lea.
- Is there an online parcel map for Freeborn County?
- Yes. Freeborn County publishes a parcel map of 22,267 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Freeborn County's boundary or name changed?
- Freeborn County was created in 1855 from Blue Earth County and Rice County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Freeborn 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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