Wright County, Minnesota
Wright County | |
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Wright County Government Center, Buffalo, MN (2024) | |
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota | |
Minnesota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′N 93°58′W / 45.18°N 93.97°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Founded | February 20, 1855 |
| Named after | Silas Wright |
| Seat | Buffalo |
| Largest city | Otsego |
| Area | |
• Total | 714 sq mi (1,850 km2) |
| • Land | 661 sq mi (1,710 km2) |
| • Water | 53 sq mi (140 km2) 7.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 141,337 |
• Estimate (2024) | 154,593 |
| • Density | 233.9/sq mi (90.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Wright County is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 141,337 at the 2020 census, then growing to an estimated 154,593 in 2024. Its county seat is Buffalo. The county was founded in 1855. Wright County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. In terms of population, Wright County is the tenth-largest county in Minnesota and the fastest growing.