Mower County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Mower County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 22,952 lots are mapped here, covering 452,073 acres. 3,739 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Mower County received $36.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,097 recipients. 18,055 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $6.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 22,952
- Lots mapped
- 452,073
- Acres
- 3,739
- Institutional
Land use in Mower County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Mower County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 14,600 | 18,326 |
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| Ag Land | 4,308 | 325,936 |
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| Commercial | 1,529 | 4,933 |
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| Ag Dwelling | 1,396 | 96,968 |
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| Exempt | 894 | 4,594 |
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| Apartment | 136 | 172 |
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| Industrial | 47 | 383 |
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Largest landowners in Mower County
Largest landowners by acreage in Mower County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Merz Farms Family Limited Liability Limited Partnership | 17 | 2,460 |
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| City of Austin | 405 | 1,726 |
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| Ldl Morse Farms Partnership | 27 | 1,566 |
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| Carpenter Farms Legacy Llc | 14 | 1,564 |
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| Everett & Mary Ann Hansen Family Limited Partnership | 13 | 1,455 |
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| Heil Farmland Llc | 13 | 1,438 |
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| Diamond D Llc | 8 | 1,380 |
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| State of Minnesota | 131 | 1,331 |
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| Reuter Land Llc | 18 | 1,276 |
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| Lickteig Farms Llc | 45 | 1,232 |
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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 Mower County
- $36.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,097
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Mower County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $20.1M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $12.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.9M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $425K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $233K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $56K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Mower County
- 18,055
- Acres disclosed
- 15
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Mower County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 14,282 |
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| Germany | 2,794 |
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| United Kingdom | 762 |
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| Portugal | 177 |
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| Canada | 40 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Mower County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Power Partners Midwest LLC (FRANCE) | 8,295 |
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| EDF Renewable Development Corp. FKA enXco Development Corp. (FRANCE) | 5,987 |
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| Rose Creek Wind, LLC (GERMANY) | 2,794 |
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| Louise Solar Project, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 762 |
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| HIGH PRAIRIE WIND FARM II, L.L.C. (PORTUGAL) | 177 |
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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 Mower County
- 1,517
- Policies
- 354,969
- Insured acres
- $6.3M
- Claims paid
- 0.38
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Mower County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $2.9M |
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| Soybeans | $2.9M |
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| Sweet Corn | $220K |
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| Green Peas | $99K |
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| Oats | $58K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9,394
- CRP acres, 2025
- 30
- Substations
- 2
- 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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Mower County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.