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Grant CountyMinnesota

Grant County is a county in Minnesota with its seat in Elbow Lake. It was created on March 6, 1868, from Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin counties and named after Ulysses S. Grant.

  • Founded1868
  • County seatElbow Lake
  • Named forUlysses S. Grant
  • Land area548 sq mi + 28 sq mi water
  • Population6,074 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped7,734 checked 15 October 2026
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TraverseDouglasOtter Tail Elbow Lake Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Grant on the map of Minnesota

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History

Formed in 1868 from Stevens County, Traverse County, Wilkin County and Douglas County

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

Grant County was created from Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin counties on March 6, 1868, but was not fully organized at that time and was attached to Douglas County for record and judicial purposes. The county was organized for government on February 28, 1873, and fully organized and detached from Douglas County on March 1, 1883.

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

  1. 1868
    Grant County created Grant created from Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin; Grant not fully organized, attached to Douglas "for record and judicial purposes."
    from Stevensfrom Traversefrom Wilkinfrom Douglas
    · Minn. Laws 1868, gen., ch. 109, secs. 1, 3, 5, 7/pp. 155-156
  2. 1873
    Changed Grant organized for county government. · Minn. Laws 1873, gen., ch. 91, secs. 1-2/pp. 207-208
  3. 1881
    Changed Grant authorized to switch attachment "for judicial purposes" from Douglas to Stevens, dependent upon local referendum; change not effected.
    DouglasStevens
    · Minn. Laws 1881, reg. sess., gen., ch. 84, secs. 1-3/pp. 94-95
  4. 1883
    Changed Grant fully organized, detached from Douglas.
    Douglas
    · Minn. Laws 1883, gen., ch. 82, sec. 1/p. 113

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Grant

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Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Grant by the Census

Population
6,074 2020 Census count
Housing units
3,155 2020 Census count
Land area
548 square miles
Water area
28 square miles
People per sq mi
11 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.

Permits

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Grant County

When was Grant County founded?
Grant County was founded in 1868, formed from Stevens County, Traverse County, Wilkin County and Douglas County, and named after Ulysses S. Grant.
What is the county seat of Grant County?
The county seat of Grant County is Elbow Lake.
Is there an online parcel map for Grant County?
Yes. Grant County publishes a parcel map of 7,734 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Grant County's boundary or name changed?
Grant County was created in 1868 from Stevens County, Traverse County, Wilkin County and Douglas County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Douglas County and Stevens County.
Who issues building permits in Grant County?
The county's page on building permits: Licenses & Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Grant 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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