Ramsey County, Minnesota

Ramsey County
Ramsey County
County
	Ramsey County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
	Minnesota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°00′54.734″N 93°05′59.873″W / 45.01520389°N 93.09996472°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	October 27, 1849
Named after	Alexander Ramsey
Seat	Saint Paul
Largest city	Saint Paul
Area
• Total	170.013 sq mi (440.33 km2)
• Land	152.257 sq mi (394.34 km2)
• Water	17.756 sq mi (45.99 km2) 10.44%
Population (2020)
• Total	552,352
• Estimate (2024)	542,015
• Density	3,561.234/sq mi (1,375.000/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	4th, 5th
Website	ramseycounty.us

Ramsey County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,352,^[2] making it the state's second most populous county, and was estimated to be 542,015 in 2024.^[3] Its county seat and largest city is Saint Paul,^[4] the state capital and the twin city of Minneapolis. The county was founded in 1849 and is named for Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of the Minnesota Territory.^[5] Ramsey County is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI Metropolitan statistical area. It is Minnesota's smallest and most densely populated county, as well as one of the 38th-most densely populated counties in the United States in 2010.^[6]

^ "October-27-1849". Minnesota Historical Society. July 1, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
^ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
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^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 163.
^ "Ramsey County". metromsp.org. Minneapolis Regional Chamber Development Foundation. 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2025.