Faribault County

Faribault County is located on the Minnesota – Iowa border in south central Minnesota. It is approximately 120 miles southwest of the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area. The county was organized as one of Minnesota's territorial counties in 1856. Faribault County’s 722 square miles are primarily agricultural with a total population of 14,553, according to the 2010 census. The county seat and largest city is Blue Earth with a population of 3,353.