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Stevens CountyMinnesota

Stevens County is a county in Minnesota, with its seat in Morris. It was formed on February 20, 1862, from Pierce County and named after Isaac Stevens.

  • Founded1862
  • County seatMorris
  • Named forIsaac Stevens
  • Land area564 sq mi + 12 sq mi water
  • Population9,671 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped8,146 checked 16 October 2026
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GrantSwiftBig StonePope Morris Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Stevens on the map of Minnesota

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Counties of Minnesota · Stevens highlighted

History

Formed in 1862 from Pierce County

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

Stevens County was created from Pierce County on February 20, 1862. It was attached to Stearns County in 1866 for judicial purposes, then detached and attached to Douglas County in 1867. Stevens was organized for county government on December 31, 1871, and became fully organized on February 28, 1872. Big Stone and Traverse counties, initially attached to Stevens for judicial purposes, became fully organized and separated from Stevens in 1881.

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

  1. 1862
    Stevens County created Stevens created from Pierce (extinct) and Non-County Area 6.
    from Pierce
    · Minn. Laws 1862, spec., ch. 22, sec. 5/p. 259
  2. 1866
    Changed Stevens attached to Stearns "for judicial purposes."
    Stearns
    · Minn. Gen. Stat. 1866, ch. 64, title 4, sec. 33/p. 419
  3. 1867
    Changed Stevens detached from Stearns, attached to Douglas "for judicial and record purposes."
    StearnsDouglas
    · Minn. Laws 1867, gen., ch. 113, secs. 1-3/pp. 159-160
  4. 1868
    Gained territory Stevens gained from Big Stone, Lac Qui Parle (original), and Traverse, lost to the creation of Grant; Stevens detached from Douglas, attached to Pope "for record and judicial purposes."
    from Big Stonefrom Lac Qui Parlefrom Traversefrom Grantfrom Douglasfrom Pope
    · Minn. Laws 1868, gen., ch. 109, secs. 1, 3, 5, 7/pp. 155-156
  5. 1871
    Changed Stevens organized for county government. · Minn. Laws 1881, gen., ch. 129, secs. 1-3/p. 170
Show all 10 changes (5 more)
  1. 1862
    Stevens County created Stevens created from Pierce (extinct) and Non-County Area 6.
    from Pierce
    · Minn. Laws 1862, spec., ch. 22, sec. 5/p. 259
  2. 1866
    Changed Stevens attached to Stearns "for judicial purposes."
    Stearns
    · Minn. Gen. Stat. 1866, ch. 64, title 4, sec. 33/p. 419
  3. 1867
    Changed Stevens detached from Stearns, attached to Douglas "for judicial and record purposes."
    StearnsDouglas
    · Minn. Laws 1867, gen., ch. 113, secs. 1-3/pp. 159-160
  4. 1868
    Gained territory Stevens gained from Big Stone, Lac Qui Parle (original), and Traverse, lost to the creation of Grant; Stevens detached from Douglas, attached to Pope "for record and judicial purposes."
    from Big Stonefrom Lac Qui Parlefrom Traversefrom Grantfrom Douglasfrom Pope
    · Minn. Laws 1868, gen., ch. 109, secs. 1, 3, 5, 7/pp. 155-156
  5. 1871
    Changed Stevens organized for county government. · Minn. Laws 1881, gen., ch. 129, secs. 1-3/p. 170
  6. 1872
    Changed Stevens fully organized, detached from Pope; Traverse attached to Stevens "for judicial purposes."
    PopeTraverse
    · Minn. Laws 1872, gen., ch. 89, sec. 1/p. 160
  7. 1873
    Changed Big Stone detached from Renville, attached to Stevens "for judicial and recording purposes."
    Big StoneRenville
    · Minn. Laws 1873, gen., ch. 86, sec. 1/p. 204
  8. 1881
    Changed Big Stone fully organized, detached from Stevens.
    Big Stone
    · HRS Minn., Big Stone, 9; Minn. Laws 1881, reg. sess., gen., ch. 106, sec. 1/pp. 129-131
  9. 1881
    Changed Traverse fully organized, detached from Stevens.
    Traverse
    · HRS Minn., Traverse, 7-8; Minn. Laws 1881, reg. sess., gen., ch. 130, sec. 1/pp. 171-173
  10. 1881
    Changed Grant authorized to switch attachment "for judicial purposes" from Douglas to Stevens, dependent upon local referendum; change not effected.
    GrantDouglas
    · Minn. Laws 1881, reg. sess., gen., ch. 84, secs. 1-3/pp. 94-95

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Stevens

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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Stevens by the Census

Population
9,671 2020 Census count
Housing units
4,213 2020 Census count
Land area
564 square miles
Water area
12 square miles
People per sq mi
17 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 Stevens County

When was Stevens County founded?
Stevens County was founded in 1862, formed from Pierce County, and named after Isaac Stevens.
What is the county seat of Stevens County?
The county seat of Stevens County is Morris.
Is there an online parcel map for Stevens County?
Yes. Minnesota Geospatial Commons publishes a parcel map of 8,146 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Stevens County's boundary or name changed?
Stevens County was created in 1862 from Pierce County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Big Stone County, Douglas County and Traverse County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Stevens 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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