Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
| Kandiyohi County, Minnesota | |
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Kandiyohi County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota |
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 Minnesota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 20, 1858 |
| Named for | Dakota language for "where the buffalo fish come" |
| Seat | Willmar |
| Largest city | Willmar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 862 sq mi (2,233 km2) |
| • Land | 797 sq mi (2,064 km2) |
| • Water | 66 sq mi (171 km2), 7.6% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 42,542 |
| • Density | 53/sq mi (20/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Kandiyohi County (/kændiːˈjoʊhaɪ/ kan-dee-YOH-hy) is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,239. Its county seat is Willmar.
Kandiyohi County comprises the Willmar, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Kandiyohi County is named after a Dakota word meaning "where the buffalo fish come" (kandi’ - the buffalo fish + oh-hi’-yu - v. of hiyu - to come through). Kandiyohi County was organized in 1858 with its county seat in Kandiyohi, which was then called Kandiyohi Station and was just a railroad stop. The original county occupied only the southern half of its current area. Development was slow, and in 1870 the state legislature called for Monongalia County to merge with Kandiyohi and make one larger county. It took until 21 November 1871 to agree on the centrally-located Willmar as the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 862 square miles (2,230 km2), of which 797 square miles (2,060 km2) are land and 66 square miles (170 km2) (7.6%) are covered by water. Kandiyohi County is one of seven southern Minnesota counties that have no forest soils; only prairie ecosystems of savannas and prairies exist.
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