County · code 27125
Red Lake CountyMinnesota
Red Lake County is located in Minnesota and was created from Polk County on November 3, 1896, with its seat in Red Lake Falls.
- Founded1896
- County seatRed Lake Falls
- Named forRed Lake, Minnesota
- Land area432 sq mi
- Population3,935 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped4,202 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Red Lake on the map of Minnesota
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History
Formed in 1896 from Polk County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Red Lake County was fully organized on November 3, 1896, when it was created from Polk County. On November 8, 1910, the county lost land to the creation of Pennington County.
- 1896Red Lake County created Red Lake created from Polk, fully organized. · Bingham and Holcombe, 129-130; Minn. Reports 89: 123-131; Polk Co. Hist. Soc., corres., Dec. 1998
- 1910Lost territory Red Lake lost to the creation of Pennington. · Minn. Laws 1911, gen., gov. proc., pp. 3-6
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Red Lake
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 4,202 parcels from Minnesota Geospatial Commons. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Red Lake 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
Red Lake 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
Red Lake County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Red Lake County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Red Lake 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 Red Lake County
- When was Red Lake County founded?
- Red Lake County was founded in 1896, formed from Polk County, and named after Red Lake, Minnesota.
- What is the county seat of Red Lake County?
- The county seat of Red Lake County is Red Lake Falls.
- Is there an online parcel map for Red Lake County?
- Yes. Minnesota Geospatial Commons publishes a parcel map of 4,202 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Red Lake County's boundary or name changed?
- Red Lake County was created in 1896 from Polk County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Pennington County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Red Lake 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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