Who is the Nicollet County County Attorney?

Michelle Zehnder Fischer is the County Attorney of Nicollet County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Nicollet County County Recorder?

Kathryn Conlon is the County Recorder of Nicollet County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Nicollet County Sheriff?

David Lange is the Sheriff of Nicollet County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Nicollet County commissioners?

Marie Dranttel (District 1); Nicole Helget (District 2); Jack Kolars (District 3); Mark Dehen (District 4); Kurt Zins (District 5).

What is the population of Nicollet County?

About 34,411 people, with a median age of 38.3; the median household income is $79,756 and 8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Nicollet County?

3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 767 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,999, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Nicollet County?

24 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 13 township, 2 school district and 3 special district governments.

Nicollet County, MN elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Nicollet County: 8 seats on 4 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners

Nicollet County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Marie Dranttel source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Nicole Helget source
County Commissioner, District 3	Jack Kolars source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Mark Dehen source
County Commissioner, District 5	Kurt Zins source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Michelle Zehnder Fischer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Recorder	Kathryn Conlon source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	David Lange source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Nicollet County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 24 local governments in Nicollet County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (5 municipal, 13 township)	18	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	3	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Nicollet County

34,411people

38.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$79,756 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

36.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$270,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

3.4%U.S.: 8.4%

40.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

18.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.4% · White 85.5% · Black 4.5% · Asian 1.6% · Other or more than one race 2.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Nicollet County

3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.8%. Minnesota: 4.4%.

767people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

19,232people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

19,999in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.8%	767	19,232	19,999
August 2026	3.7%	741	19,216	19,957
July 2026	3.5%	700	19,295	19,995
June 2026	3.9%	769	19,137	19,906
May 2026	3.4%	679	19,245	19,924
April 2026	3.1%	627	19,509	20,136
March 2026	4.0%	807	19,250	20,057
February 2026	4.3%	867	19,313	20,180
January 2026	4.3%	859	19,258	20,117
December 2025	3.5%	711	19,605	20,316
November 2025	3.0%	619	19,739	20,358
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.8%	582	19,925	20,507
August 2025	3.2%	642	19,237	19,879
July 2025	3.4%	664	19,007	19,671
June 2025	3.5%	698	19,249	19,947
May 2025	3.0%	605	19,485	20,090
April 2025	2.8%	578	19,859	20,437
March 2025	3.5%	723	19,723	20,446
February 2025	3.5%	710	19,743	20,453
January 2025	3.2%	656	19,604	20,260
December 2024	2.4%	491	19,841	20,332
November 2024	2.1%	435	19,980	20,415
October 2024	2.0%	406	20,166	20,572

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	653	19,561	20,214
2024	2.7%	543	19,543	20,086
2023	2.3%	451	19,327	19,778
2022	1.9%	370	19,153	19,523
2021	3.1%	598	18,709	19,307
2020	5.1%	1,011	18,963	19,974
2019	2.7%	537	19,505	20,042
2018	2.4%	468	19,361	19,829
2017	2.6%	518	19,307	19,825
2016	2.9%	574	19,019	19,593

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Minnesota's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Nicollet County

92.5 per 100,0002025. Minnesota: 223.5.

491.6 per 100,0002025. Minnesota: 1,411.5.

0murders2025, 32 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	32	92.5	170	491.6
2024	35	101.7	207	601.4
2023	47	136.2	275	797.1
2022	37	108.1	275	803.2
2021	47	135.3	368	1,059.2
2020	37	107.8	309	900.3
2019	37	107.7	305	888.2
2018	39	114.3	377	1,105.2
2017	38	112.3	362	1,070.1
2016	20	59.8	368	1,101.2

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
North Mankato Police Department	2025	23	96	14,103
St. Peter Police Department	2025	9	74	12,552
Nicollet County Sheriff's Office	2023	3	29	8,078

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Minnesota · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.36 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 34,581 people.

47sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

32civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Nicollet County Sheriff's Office	17	27	7,926
North Mankato Police Department	17	2	14,103
St. Peter Police Department	13	3	12,552

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	47	1.36	32	3
2024	48	1.39	32	3
2023	45	1.30	34	3
2022	46	1.34	31	3
2021	45	1.30	34	3
2020	45	1.31	34	3
2019	43	1.25	32	3
2018	44	1.29	32	3
2017	44	1.30	34	3
2016	41	1.23	33	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Nicollet County County Attorney?: Michelle Zehnder Fischer is the County Attorney of Nicollet County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Nicollet County County Recorder?: Kathryn Conlon is the County Recorder of Nicollet County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Nicollet County Sheriff?: David Lange is the Sheriff of Nicollet County, Minnesota. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Nicollet County commissioners?: Marie Dranttel (District 1); Nicole Helget (District 2); Jack Kolars (District 3); Mark Dehen (District 4); Kurt Zins (District 5).
What is the population of Nicollet County?: About 34,411 people, with a median age of 38.3; the median household income is $79,756 and 8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Nicollet County?: 3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 767 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,999, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Nicollet County?: 24 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 13 township, 2 school district and 3 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 21, 2025, from the Minnesota Legislative Manual (Blue Book) published by the Secretary of State; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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