Cottonwood County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 10,962 parcel records for Cottonwood County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.
Data from the Cottonwood County assessor roll dated August 2025, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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Cottonwood County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 3.2 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 129 acres
- County land area
- 409,583 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 15
46.8% of parcels outside any incorporated place - Out-of-state owners
- 5.2% of parcels
by owner mailing address
Who Owns Cottonwood County?
Share of the county’s 10,962 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.
| Owner type | Share of parcels |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 78.1% |
| Companies & organizations | 7.9% |
| Trusts & estates | 7.4% |
| Government | 5.3% |
| Other / unclassified | 1.3% |
The largest owner on record is STATE OF MN- DOT with 95 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~10,962 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150070100 | DNR-BUREAU OF REAL ESTATE MGT | — | Unincorporated | 685.61 |
| 150280200 | ATCHISON/RICHARD & BARBARA/ | 42301 333RD AVE | Unincorporated | 596.53 |
| 160310200 | VONK/MYRON H & CATHERINE M | 43259 COUNTY RD 5 | Unincorporated | 549.23 |
| 090300200 | HYTTA LAND LLC | 37703 240TH ST | Lamberton | 493.81 |
| 120130100 | THOMPSON/MARK S | — | Unincorporated | 480.00 |
| 120030500 | RAHN HOLDINGS LLC | — | Unincorporated | 447.22 |
| 170340202 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 440.00 |
| 150180100 | DNR-BUREAU OF REAL ESTATE MGT | — | Unincorporated | 436.06 |
| 090190700 | HYTTA LAND LLC | 37088 240TH ST | Lamberton | 409.00 |
| 150340200 | PORTH/RONALD H & CAROL J | 34074 440TH ST | Heron Lake | 400.00 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in Cottonwood County?
The Cottonwood County assessor roll on file records 10,962 parcels across 15 communities, with 46.8% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in Cottonwood County?
STATE OF MN- DOT holds 95 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in Cottonwood County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 3.2 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 129 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of Cottonwood County is owned from out of state?
5.2% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside MN, per the county’s own records.
How much of Cottonwood County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 5.3% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the Cottonwood County assessor roll dated August 2025. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.
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10,962 parcels across 15 communities in Cottonwood County.