Chippewa County, Minnesota

Chippewa County
Chippewa County
County
	Chippewa County Bank in Montevideo.
	Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
	Minnesota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°02′N 95°34′W / 45.03°N 95.56°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	February 20, 1862 (created); 1868 (organized)
Named for	Chippewa River
Seat	Montevideo
Largest city	Montevideo
Area
• Total	588 sq mi (1,520 km2)
• Land	581 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Water	6.7 sq mi (17 km2) 1.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,598
• Estimate (2023)	12,172
• Density	21.7/sq mi (8.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.co.chippewa.mn.us

Chippewa County (/ˈtʃɪpəˌwɑː/ CHIP-ə-WAH)^[3] is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,598.^[4] Its county seat is Montevideo.^[5] The county was formed in 1862, and was organized in 1868.

^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 102.
^ "Chippewa". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.