Douglas County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Douglas County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 33,530 lots are mapped here, covering 461,361 acres. 4,081 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Douglas County received $13.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 975 recipients. 63 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $4.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 33,530
- Lots mapped
- 461,361
- Acres
- 4,081
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Douglas County
Largest landowners by acreage in Douglas County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State of Minnesota | 101 | 2,970 |
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| Liebl Farms | 20 | 1,890 |
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| Aspen Plantation Llp | 17 | 1,394 |
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| Shaffer Family Farm Llc | 10 | 1,092 |
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| Minnerath Investments Llc | 18 | 1,028 |
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| City of Alexandria | 96 | 943 |
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| Prairie Lakes Farm Llc | 10 | 659 |
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| Woody Acres of Villard Llc | 4 | 639 |
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| County of Douglas | 40 | 607 |
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| North Wind Properties Llc | 14 | 594 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Minnesota
Federal farm payments in Douglas County
- $13.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 975
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Douglas County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.8M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $1.7M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $249K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Douglas County
- 63
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Douglas County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 51 |
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| Netherlands | 12 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Douglas County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Jan Bart Nijland (NETHERLANDS) | 12 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Douglas County
- 831
- Policies
- 148,261
- Insured acres
- $4.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.70
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Douglas County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $2.1M |
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| Soybeans | $2M |
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| Wheat | $118K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $24K |
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| All Other Crops | $9K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 17,064
- CRP acres, 2025
- 16
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Douglas County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.