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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 County in 1923

Faribault County, Minnesota

Faribault County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Blue Earth
Year Organized: 1855
Square Miles: 714

Court House:

415 North Main Street

PO Box 130
County Courthouse
Blue Earth, MN 56013-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Jean Baptiste Faribault, first white settler to farm in Minnesota. Major figure in trade with the Dakotas, 1803-60.

Demographics:

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History

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Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Barber	township
- Blue Earth (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Blue Earth City	township
- Bricelyn	city	Incorporated Area
- Brush Creek	township
- Delavan	city	Incorporated Area
- Dunbar	township
- Easton	city	Incorporated Area
- Elmore	city	Incorporated Area
- Emerald	township
- Foster	township
- Frost	city	Incorporated Area
- Jo Daviess	township
- Kiester	city	Incorporated Area
- Lura	township
- Minnesota Lake	city	Incorporated Area
- Pilot Grove	township
- Prescott	township
- Rome	township
- Seely	township
- Verona	township
- Walnut Lake	township
- Walters	city	Incorporated Area
- Wells	city	Incorporated Area
- Winnebago	city	Incorporated Area
- Winnebago City	township

County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

Counties: US Map

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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