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Goodhue CountyMinnesota

Goodhue County is a county in Minnesota with its seat in Red Wing. The county was created on March 5, 1853, from Dakota and Wabasha counties.

  • Founded1853
  • County seatRed Wing
  • Land area757 sq mi + 23 sq mi water
  • Population47,582 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped29,294 checked 15 October 2026
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Where it is

Goodhue on the map of Minnesota

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Counties of Minnesota · Goodhue highlighted

History

Formed in 1853 from Dakota County and Wabasha County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Goodhue County was created from Dakota and Wabasha counties in 1853, but initially remained attached to Wabasha for judicial purposes. The county was organized for judicial purposes in 1854 and then organized for county government later that year. Boundary adjustments with neighboring counties, particularly Wabasha and Dakota, continued through 1861.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1853
    Goodhue County created Goodhue created from Dakota and Wabasha; Goodhue not fully organized, attached to Wabasha "for judicial purposes."
    from Dakotafrom Wabasha
    · Minn. Terr. Laws 1853, ch. 11, secs. 2, 12/pp. 33-34
  2. 1854
    Changed Goodhue organized for judicial purposes, detached from Wabasha; Wabasha attached to Goodhue "for judicial and other purposes."
    Wabasha
    · Minn. Terr. Laws 1854, ch. 53, secs. 2, 5/pp. 175-176
  3. 1854
    Gained territory Goodhue gained from Rice, exchanged with Wabasha, and lost to Non-County Areas 1 and 2.
    from Ricefrom Wabasha
    · Minn. Terr. Laws 1854, ch. 29, pp. 70-71, and ch. 32, sec. 7/p. 78
  4. 1854
    Changed Goodhue organized for county government. · HRS Minn., Goodhue, 15
  5. 1855
    Gained territory Goodhue gained from Wabasha, lost to Dakota.
    from Wabashafrom Dakota
    · Minn. Terr. Laws 1855, ch. 6, secs. 9, 20, 23/pp. 24-25, 27
  6. 1856
    Changed Wabasha fully organized, detached from Goodhue.
    Wabasha
    · Minn. Terr. Laws 1856, ch. 23, sec. 2/p. 29
  7. 1861
    Changed Dakota authorized to gain small area north of Cannon River from Goodhue, dependent upon local referendum that failed (no change).
    Dakota
    · HRS Minn., Goodhue, 14; Minn. Laws 1861, spec., ch. 25, secs. 1-5/pp. 264-265

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Goodhue

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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Goodhue by the Census

Population
47,582 2020 Census count
Housing units
20,864 2020 Census count
Land area
757 square miles
Water area
23 square miles
People per sq mi
63 population ÷ land area

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

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Questions

Common questions about Goodhue County

When was Goodhue County founded?
Goodhue County was founded in 1853, formed from Dakota County and Wabasha County.
What is the county seat of Goodhue County?
The county seat of Goodhue County is Red Wing.
Is there an online parcel map for Goodhue County?
Yes. Goodhue County publishes a parcel map of 29,294 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Goodhue County's boundary or name changed?
Goodhue County was created in 1853 from Dakota County and Wabasha County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Wabasha County, Dakota County and Rice County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Goodhue 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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