Carver County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is mostly farmland and wilderness with many unincorporated townships. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,922. Its county seat is Chaska. Carver County is named for explorer Jonathan Carver, who in 1766–67, traveled from Boston to the Minnesota River and wintered among the Sioux near the site of New Ulm. Carver County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Carver County Sheriff's Office and Justice Center in Chaska, Minnesota
Lake Waconia
Soils of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum area
Soils of Carver County
Chaska is a city and the county seat of Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 27,810 at the 2020 census. An outer ring suburb of the Twin Cities, Chaska is home to the Hazeltine National Golf Club and is known for its historic downtown area located on a bend of the Minnesota River. The City of Chaska merged with Chaska Township in 2006. The city still has some remaining agricultural land.
Buildings in downtown Chaska
Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Chaska was built with the characteristic yellow Chaska brick.
Chaska Community Center
Chaska City Hall on City Hall Plaza