{"id":5040,"date":"2023-07-03T08:19:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T08:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5040"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:08","slug":"nobles-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/nobles-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobles County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nobles County is a county in Minnesota, United States, on the Iowa state line in the southwestern part of the state. It had a population of 22,290 at the 2020 census and covers 715 square miles (1,850 km2) of land centred near 43\u00b040\u2032N 95\u00b046\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Worthington is the county seat and its postal code is 56187. The county has 11 incorporated cities, 20 townships, and 5 unincorporated communities. Nobles County observes Central Time.<\/p>\n

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

Nobles County’s 22,290 residents are spread across 11 incorporated cities, 5 unincorporated communities, and 20 townships. Worthington is the only city large enough to anchor its own micropolitan statistical area; the rest are small farm towns of a few hundred people or less. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no city government.<\/p>\n

\n\n\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
Worthington<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nWorthington<\/td>\n13,947<\/td>\n56187<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adrian<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nOlney<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brewster<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nGrand Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellsworth<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nElk<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rushmore<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nLarkin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilmont<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWilmont<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round Lake<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nIndian Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bigelow<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBigelow<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dundee<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nDewald<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kinbrae<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nSummit Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lismore<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nLismore<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56155<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Org<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSeward<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pfingsten<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHersey<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ransom<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRansom<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reading<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBloom<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Kilian<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLittle Rock<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Sungold Heights MH Park, carried on older lists as a settlement, is a manufactured-home park rather than a chartered place and is omitted here for lack of independent verification. Township assignments above follow the township each incorporated place or unincorporated community sits within; several townships (Graham Lakes, Lorain, Leota, Westside) contain no incorporated place and are covered in the Townships table below.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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
Worthington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWorthington (city, separately governed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olney<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAdrian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBrewster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larkin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRushmore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elk<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEllsworth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilmont<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWilmont<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRound Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bigelow<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBigelow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dewald<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDundee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summit Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nKinbrae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lismore<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLismore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seward<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOrg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hersey<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPfingsten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ransom<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRansom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloom<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nReading<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Rock<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSaint Kilian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graham Lakes<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nGraham Lakes (unorganized farm township)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lorain<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural farmland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leota<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural farmland, namesake of the former town of Leota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westside<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural farmland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n