page_title: Pope County, Minnesota
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Pope County, Minnesota / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Colored soils map shows the native vegetation in and around Glacial Lakes State Park and Blue Mounds WPA in Pope County, Minnesota. This is an updated version of the 9-1-14 map.
context_page_description: Pope County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,995. Its county seat is Glenwood. The county was formed in 1862 and organized in 1866.
context_section_description: The Chippewa River flows south through the county's western part. The Little Chippewa River flows south-southwest through its central part, discharging into the Chippewa southeast of Cyrus. The East Branch Chippewa River flows south-southwest through the eastern part of the county toward its union with the Chippewa in neighboring Swift County. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, carved with drainages and dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the south and west, with its highest point near the northeast corner at 1,388' (423m) ASL. The county has an area of 717 square miles (1,860 km²), of which 670 square miles (1,700 km²) is land and 47 square miles (120 km²) (6.6%) is water.
caption: Soils of Glacial Lakes State Park area
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