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Population in Elk River, MN

Population in Elk River, MN was 27,896 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 103 cities in 2025.

2025, persons27,896
Change on 2024+1%
Rank38th of 103Cities in Minnesota ranked
Series high27,8962025
Series low25,9382020

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Population in Elk River, MN, 2020 to 2025

25.5K26K26.5K27K27.5K28K2020202120222023202420252020: 25,938 persons2021: 26,268 persons2022: 26,749 persons2023: 27,371 persons2024: 27,622 persons2025: 27,896 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202527,896
202427,622
202327,371
202226,749
202126,268
202025,938

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2025
Elk River, MN27,896
Minnesota5,830,405
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Elk River, MN, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

MLA 9

Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Elk River, MN, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/elk-river-mn. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Elk River, MN, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/elk-river-mn.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Elk River, MN, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/elk-river-mn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Population, Elk River, MN, 2020 to 2025}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the population in Elk River, MN?

Population in Elk River, MN was 27,896 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 103 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Elk River, MN?

27,896 in 2025, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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