Steele County Demographics (updated June 5, 2026)

  • Population: 37,463
  • Households: 15,451

Geography:

Square Miles: 432 (24 miles long x 18 miles wide)

There are four Cities: 

  • Blooming Prairie
  • Ellendale
  • Medford
  • Owatonna

Thirteen Townships

  • Aurora
  • Berlin
  • Blooming Prairie
  • Clinton Falls
  • Deerfield
  • Havana
  • Lemond
  • Medford
  • Meriden
  • Merton
  • Owatonna
  • Somerset
  • Summit

Main Rivers and Lakes:

  • Straight River
  • Beaver Lake
  • Rice Lake
  • Oak Glen Lake

State Park: 

For more information: United States Census Bureau