County · code 27065
Kanabec CountyMinnesota
Kanabec County is a county in Minnesota, with its seat in Mora. It was created from Pine County in 1858.
- Founded1858
- County seatMora
- Land area522 sq mi + 12 sq mi water
- Population16,032 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped12,130 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Kanabec 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 1858 from Pine County and Chisago County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Kanabec County was created from Pine County and organized on October 12, 1858, attached to Chisago County for judicial and other purposes. In 1871, it was detached from Chisago County and reattached to Pine County for judicial purposes. Kanabec became fully organized and independent in 1881, detached from Pine County.
- 1858Kanabec County created Kanabec created from Pine; Kanabec organized for county government, attached to Chisago "for judicial and other purposes." · Minn. Laws 1857-1858, spec., ch. 56, secs. 1-3/p. 166, and ch. 107, sec. 1/pp. 306-307; Minn. Laws 1857-1858, gen., ch. 67, sec. 2/p. 157
- 1871
- 1881Changed Kanabec fully organized, detached from Pine. · Minn. Laws 1881, ext. sess., gen., ch. 87, secs. 1-2/pp. 86-87
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Kanabec
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 12,130 parcels from Kanabec County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Kanabec 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
Kanabec 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
GIS and maps
County government
- County government
The official website of Kanabec County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Kanabec 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 Kanabec County
- When was Kanabec County founded?
- Kanabec County was founded in 1858, formed from Pine County and Chisago County.
- What is the county seat of Kanabec County?
- The county seat of Kanabec County is Mora.
- Is there an online parcel map for Kanabec County?
- Yes. Kanabec County publishes a parcel map of 12,130 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Kanabec County's boundary or name changed?
- Kanabec County was created in 1858 from Pine County and Chisago County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Pine County and Chisago County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Kanabec 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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