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Meeker CountyMinnesota

Meeker County is located in Minnesota and was formed on February 23, 1856, from Davis County. The county seat is Litchfield.

  • Founded1856
  • County seatLitchfield
  • Named forBradley B. Meeker
  • Land area608 sq mi + 37 sq mi water
  • Population23,400 2020 Census
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McLeodStearnsKandiyohiWright Litchfield Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Meeker on the map of Minnesota

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History

Formed in 1856 from Davis County

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

Meeker County was created from Davis County and named after Bradley B. Meeker. The county was organized for government in 1856 and gained additional territory from Davis County and Non-County Area 5 in 1861. It lost territory to the creation of Kandiyohi County in 1858.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1856
    Meeker County created Meeker created from Davis (extinct); Meeker organized for county government.
    from Davis
    · Minn. Terr. Laws 1856, ch. 68, secs. 1-2/p. 103
  2. 1856
    Changed Meeker attached to Carver "for judicial purposes."
    Carver
    · HRS Minn., Meeker, 9; Minn. Terr. Laws 1856, ch. 8, sec. 2/p. 16
  3. 1858
    Lost territory Meeker lost to the creation of Kandiyohi.
    to Kandiyohi
    · Centennial History of Kandiyohi County, 35-36; Minn. Laws 1857-1858, spec., ch. 65, secs. 1, 3/p. 181
  4. 1861
    Gained territory Meeker gained from Davis (extinct) and Non-County Area 5.
    from Davis
    · Minn. Laws 1861, spec., ch. 23, secs. 1-3/p. 262
  5. 1870
    Gained territory Meeker gained from Renville; Kandiyohi attachment to Meeker expanded when Kandiyohi gained all of Monongalia (extinct).
    from Renvillefrom Kandiyohifrom Monongalia
    · HRS Minn., Meeker, 8; Minn. Laws 1870, gen., ch. 92, secs. 1, 4-5/pp. 164-166; ch. 97, secs. 1-3/pp. 171-172
Show all 14 changes (9 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1856
    Meeker County created Meeker created from Davis (extinct); Meeker organized for county government.
    from Davis
    · Minn. Terr. Laws 1856, ch. 68, secs. 1-2/p. 103
  2. 1856
    Changed Meeker attached to Carver "for judicial purposes."
    Carver
    · HRS Minn., Meeker, 9; Minn. Terr. Laws 1856, ch. 8, sec. 2/p. 16
  3. 1858
    Changed Meeker authorized to gain from Stearns, dependent upon local referendum that failed (no change).
    Stearns
    · HRS Minn., Meeker, 7-8; Minn. Laws 1857-1858, spec., ch. 46, secs. 1-2/p. 157
  4. 1858
    Changed Monongalia (proposed) authorized to be created from Davis (extinct), Meeker, and Stearns, dependent upon local referendum; creation not effected.
    MonongaliaDavisStearns
    · Centennial History of Kandiyohi County, 28-30; Minn. Laws 1857-1858, spec., ch. 124, secs. 1, 5/pp. 368-369
  5. 1858
    Changed Monongalia (proposed) authorized to gain from Pierce (extinct), lose to Davis (extinct) and Meeker; change not effected.
    MonongaliaPierceDavis
    · Minn. Laws 1857-1858, spec., ch. 57, secs. 1-2/p. 167
  6. 1858
    Changed Meeker fully organized, detached from Carver.
    Carver
    · Minn. Laws 1857-1858, gen., ch. 67, sec. 2/p. 157
  7. 1858
    Lost territory Meeker lost to the creation of Kandiyohi.
    to Kandiyohi
    · Centennial History of Kandiyohi County, 35-36; Minn. Laws 1857-1858, spec., ch. 65, secs. 1, 3/p. 181
  8. 1860
    Changed Ripley (proposed) authorized to be created from McLeod, Meeker, and Renville, dependent upon local referendum; change not effected, county never created.
    RipleyMcLeodRenville
    · Brown, 245; Minn. Laws 1859-1860, spec., ch. 47, secs. 1-2/pp. 85-86
  9. 1861
    Gained territory Meeker gained from Davis (extinct) and Non-County Area 5.
    from Davis
    · Minn. Laws 1861, spec., ch. 23, secs. 1-3/p. 262
  10. 1862
    Changed Meeker authorized to gain four townships from Renville dependent upon local referendum that failed (no change).
    Renville
    · HRS Minn., Meeker, 8; Minn. Laws 1862, spec. ch. 26, secs. 1, 3/pp. 263-264
  11. 1866
    Changed Kandiyohi attached to Meeker; Monongalia (extinct) attached to Meeker "for judicial purposes."
    KandiyohiMonongalia
    · Minn. Gen. Stat. 1866, ch. 64, title 4, sec. 33/p. 419
  12. 1870
    Changed Monongalia (extinct) fully organized, detached from Meeker.
    Monongalia
    · Minn. Laws 1870, gen., ch. 94, sec. 1/p. 168
  13. 1870
    Gained territory Meeker gained from Renville; Kandiyohi attachment to Meeker expanded when Kandiyohi gained all of Monongalia (extinct).
    from Renvillefrom Kandiyohifrom Monongalia
    · HRS Minn., Meeker, 8; Minn. Laws 1870, gen., ch. 92, secs. 1, 4-5/pp. 164-166; ch. 97, secs. 1-3/pp. 171-172
  14. 1871
    Changed Kandiyohi fully organized, detached from Meeker.
    Kandiyohi
    · Minn. Laws 1871, gen., ch. 78, sec. 1/p. 141

Land and parcels

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People and land

Meeker by the Census

Population
23,400 2020 Census count
Housing units
10,576 2020 Census count
Land area
608 square miles
Water area
37 square miles
People per sq mi
38 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

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Questions

Common questions about Meeker County

When was Meeker County founded?
Meeker County was founded in 1856, formed from Davis County, and named after Bradley B. Meeker.
What is the county seat of Meeker County?
The county seat of Meeker County is Litchfield.
Is there an online parcel map for Meeker County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Meeker County's boundary or name changed?
Meeker County was created in 1856 from Davis County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 11 later changes, chiefly involving Monongalia County, Kandiyohi County and Davis County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Meeker 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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