- Dakota County, Minnesota (data.census.gov)
Dakota County, Minnesota has 562.6 square miles of land area and is the 58th largest county in Minnesota by total area. Dakota County, Minnesota is bordered by Rice County, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Scott County, Minnesota, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Pierce County, Wisconsin, and Washington County, Minnesota.
- Dakota County, Minnesota (Wikipedia)
Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the east central portion of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 439,882. The population of Dakota County was estimated to be 447,440 in 2023. The county seat is Hastings. Dakota County is named for the Dakota Sioux tribal bands who inhabited the area.
