{"id":4916,"date":"2023-07-01T18:43:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T18:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4916"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:09","slug":"chisago-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/chisago-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Chisago County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chisago County is a county in Minnesota, United States, on the St. Croix River along the Wisconsin border, part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area’s outer ring. It had a population of 56,621 at the 2020 census and covers 415 square miles (1,070 km2) of land plus 28 square miles (73 km2) of water, centred near 45°30′N 92°54′W.<\/p>\n

Center City is the county seat and its postal code is 55012. The county has 10 incorporated cities, several unincorporated communities, and 8 active townships, all in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Chisago County<\/h2>\n

Chisago County has 10 incorporated cities plus a handful of unincorporated places and manufactured-home communities clustered along the Chisago Lakes chain and the I-35 corridor. Unincorp. below marks places with no city government of their own.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
North Branch<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n11,625<\/td>\n55056<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chisago City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n5,878<\/td>\n55013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wyoming<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n8,791<\/td>\n55092<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lindstrom<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n4,442<\/td>\n55045<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rush City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n3,246<\/td>\n55069<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stacy<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n2,239<\/td>\n55079<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center City<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n719<\/td>\n55012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harris<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,507<\/td>\n55032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shafer<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,059<\/td>\n55074<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylors Falls<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,073<\/td>\n55084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Almelund<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSunrise Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franconia<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nFranconia Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunrise<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSunrise Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Several of the old list’s entries are manufactured-home parks rather than settlements — Birchwood Terrace, Branch MH Park, Croix Estates, Elm Estates, Lake Shore Terrace, North Branch MH Park, Oakwood Court, Palmdale, Peaceful Valley, Redfield Court, River Bend, South Terrace, Stengers, and Sunrise Estates — and are omitted here as they are private communities, not named places. Bonnie Glen, Kost, Rush Meadows, Rush Point, and Stark could not be independently verified this pass and are also omitted; see notes.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sunrise<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAlmelund, Sunrise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franconia<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFranconia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chisago Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amador<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nessel<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rushseba<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shafer<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nShafer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The county also had two townships, Lent and Wyoming, that have since dissolved into incorporated cities.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n