Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Pope County, Minnesota, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pope County is held at the county jail, run by the Pope County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Pope County
The county jail, run by the Pope County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Pope County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pope County Sheriff's Office at popecountymn.gov/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Pope County, Minnesota), phone (320) 634-5411, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (320) 634-5411.
The Pope County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 8 people, down from about 15 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2021 was 30 beds, and it ran at 28 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pope County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pope County Jail
The Pope County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Glenwood and Starbuck make the arrests that end in a booking in Pope County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Glenwood's 62 for 2025, the Pope County Sheriff's Office's 54 for 2025 and Starbuck's 35 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Pope County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 151 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Pope County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Pope County?
Ask the Pope County Sheriff's Office at (320) 634-5411; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at popecountymn.gov/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Pope County jail?
About 8 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 30 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pope County jail?
(320) 634-5411, the number on the page of the Pope County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Pope County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.