Carver County, Minnesota
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 35 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Chaska, Waconia, Cologne.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP28 of 35 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
35 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCarver was formed in 1855 (1855-02-20) from Hennepin, Sibley.
CARVER created from HENNEPIN and SIBLEY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCarver County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,106 | 14,140 | 17,544 | 16,946 | 17,606 | 18,155 | 21,358 | 37,046 | 70,205 | 106,922 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS44 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 44 of 44 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Augustana Cemetery |
| Bovy Family Cemetery |
| Chanhassen Pioneer Cemetery |
| Church of the Ascension Catholic Cemetery |
| Cologne United Methodist Cemetery |
| Crow River / Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery |
| Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Faith / Rutz Lake Cemetery |
| Ferguson Cemetery |
| Forest Hills Cemetery |
| German Reformed Cemetery |
| Guardian Angel Cemetery |
| Lake Auburn Moravian Cemetery |
| Lakeview / Waconia Public Cemetery |
| Leach Cemetery |
| Mau Cemetery |
| Moravian Cemetery |
| Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Preiss Cemetery |
| Reformed Church Cemetery |
| Saint Bernard Cemetery |
| Saint Hubert Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint John's Cemetery |
| Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Saint John's United Church of Christ Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Saint Mark Cemetery |
| Saint Nicholas Cemetery |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Paul's Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery |
| Saint Victoria Cemetery |
| Scandia Cemetery |
| Snapsburg Cemetery |
| Swede Lake Cemetery |
| Swedish Lutheran Or East Union Lutheran Cemetery |
| Swedish Methodist Cemetery |
| Trinity Cemetery |
| West Union Lutheran Church and Cemetery |
| Young America Public Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
| Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
| Name |
|---|
| Norwood |
| Young America |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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