In Chippewa County, Minnesota, which covers Montevideo, we have measured 1,983 parcels on septic and 3,468 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Montevideo on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Montevideo is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 44.950165, -95.715382 and its land area at 4.71 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the city level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County | 0 | 1,983 | 3,468 | not published | — |
We have not yet collected septic documents from Chippewa County, Minnesota, so for a Montevideo property the county's own file is currently the only route. This page is about getting you to it, not about pretending we hold something we do not. The county is genuinely mixed: 1,983 of 5,451 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Montevideo address falls on is worth establishing before anything else. We have not found a published online records portal for this county, which means the file is requested from the county directly rather than searched.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in Montevideo | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Montevideo | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Montevideo | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Montevideo | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Montevideo | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Montevideo | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Montevideo | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Montevideo | whether raw land can take a system at all |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Chippewa County, Minnesota, which covers Montevideo, we have measured 1,983 parcels on septic and 3,468 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Montevideo on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Montevideo is in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Montevideo’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Montevideo.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Chippewa County, Minnesota.