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Olmsted County, Minnesota

Minnesota's medical marvel county - from the Mayo Clinic's world-renowned campus and the IBM Rochester facility to the Peace Plaza skyway system, the Zumbro River bluffs, and a city that attracts patients from across the globe to one of the most influential medical institutions in human history. Property tax, courts, public records, and senior services for Olmsted County residents.

County Seat Rochester

Population 162,847

Founded 1855

County Website olmstedcounty.gov/recorder

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COUNTY BOARD

151 4th St. SE, Rochester, MN 55904

(507) 328-7000

RECORDER (Property Records)

151 4th St. SE, Rochester, MN 55904

(507) 328-7650

COUNTY AUDITOR-TREASURER

151 4th St. SE, Rochester, MN 55904

(507) 328-7670

SHERIFF

101 4th St. SE, Rochester, MN 55904

(507) 328-6800

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151 4th St. SE, Rochester, MN 55904

(507) 328-7620

AUDITOR-TREASURER (Tax Collection)

151 4th St. SE, Rochester, MN 55904

(507) 328-7670

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About Olmsted County

Olmsted County is Minnesota’s fourth most populous outstate county and the 392nd most populous in the United States, covering 654 square miles of southeastern Minnesota’s bluff country. Rochester (the county seat, population ~121,000) is defined almost entirely by Mayo Clinic...

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County at a Glance

County SeatRochester

Population162,847

Land Area654 mi²

Founded1855

Websiteolmstedcounty.gov/recorder

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