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Minnesota Counties
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Minnesota Counties
There are 87 counties in Minnesota. On October 27, 1849 nine large Minnesota counties were
created. Among them were Benton, Dahkotah, Itasca, Ramsey, Mahkahta, Pembina, Wabashaw, Washington, and Wahnata.
Of those Benton, Dakota, Itasca, Ramsey, Wabasha, and Washington still exist as their original name. With the
creation of Kittson County on March 9, 1878, Pembina County no longer existed. When Minnesota was organized as a
state, 57 of the present 87 counties were established. The last county to be created was Lake of the Woods
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Benton County, Minnesota
Benton County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Foley
Year Organized: 1849
Square Miles: 408 |
Court House: 531 Dewey Street, PO Box 740
County Courthouse
Foley, MN 56329-8413
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named for Thomas Hart Benton, US Senator from Missouri,
1821-51, who championed the passage of the first homestead land laws
Demographics:
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History
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Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Foley
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Gilman |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Gilmanton |
township |
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- Glendorado |
township |
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- Graham |
township |
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- Granite Ledge |
township |
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- Langola |
township |
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- Mayhew Lake |
township |
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- Maywood |
township |
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- Minden |
township |
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- Oak Park |
township |
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- Rice |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ronneby |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sauk Rapids |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Cloud |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. George |
township |
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- Watab |
township |
County Resources:
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Online High Schools
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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