Olmsted County, Minnesota

Olmsted County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 144,248. Its county seat and largest city is Rochester. The county was founded in 1855 and named for David Olmsted, a member of the first territorial council and the first mayor of St. Paul.Olmsted County is part of the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.2%) is water. It is one of four counties in Minnesota that does not have any natural lakes (the other three being Mower, Pipestone, and Rock).LakesThough Olmsted County does not have any natural lakes, it does have six reservoirs created by dams. Chester Lake: Eyota TownshipLake Florence: High Forest TownshipLake George: Rochester TownshipMayowood Lake: Rochester TownshipSilver Lake: Haverhill Township and Cascade TownshipLake Zumbro (partially): Oronoco Township