Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Cottonwood County, Minnesota, has 11,405 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Windom. It uses Central Time and covers 640 sq mi (1,658 km²) of land.

Cottonwood County in Minnesota

Cottonwood County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 11,405
Land area: 640 sq mi (1,658 km²)
County seat or government: Windom
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $72,941 ± $5,820
Median home value: $169,300 ± $8,902
Median rent, with utilities: $817 ± $75
Homes lived in by their owners: 74.4% ± 2.6 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Worthington, MN micro area and New Ulm, MN micro area
Water area: 8.59 sq mi (22.2 km²)
State: Minnesota
County code (FIPS): 27033
Coordinates (central point): 44.010639, -95.183152

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Time zones in Cottonwood County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

561016,157 people
561592,668 people
561312,238 people
561521,431 people
561801,287 people
561831,241 people
561371,039 people
56019795 people
56083741 people
56145510 people
56118457 people
56174352 people

All 13

56166178 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Cottonwood County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Cottonwood County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Cottonwood County, largest first

All 18

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Minnesota, by county

School districts in Cottonwood County, largest first

Windom Public School District6,389 people
Red Rock Central School District3,166 people
Mountain Lake Public Schools2,872 people
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools2,730 people
Fulda Public School District2,385 people
Heron Lake-Okabena School District1,501 people
Butterfield-Odin Public School District1,069 people
Comfrey Public School District896 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

Windom, Minnesota (city)4,799 people
Mountain Lake, Minnesota (city)2,070 people
Westbrook, Minnesota (city)792 people
Jeffers, Minnesota (city)368 people
Comfrey, Minnesota (city)338 people
Storden, Minnesota (city)244 people
Bingham Lake, Minnesota (city)95 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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