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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

Fillmore County, Minnesota

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

County Seat: Preston
Year Organized: 1853
Square Miles: 861

Court House:

101 Fillmore Street, P.O. Box 466
County Courthouse
Preston, MN 55965-1105

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Millard Fillmore, member of Congress from New York 1833-35 and 1837-43; president of the United States, 1850-53.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

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Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Amherst	township
- Arendahl	township
- Beaver	township
- Bloomfield	township
- Bristol	township
- Canton	city	Incorporated Area
- Carimona	township
- Carrolton	township
- Chatfield	city	Incorporated Area
- Cherry Grove	township
- Fillmore	township
- Forestville	township
- Fountain	city	Incorporated Area
- Harmony	city	Incorporated Area
- Hart	township
- Highland	township
- Lanesboro	city	Incorporated Area
- Mabel	city	Incorporated Area
- Newburg	township
- Norway	township
- Ostrander	city	Incorporated Area
- Peterson	city	Incorporated Area
- Pilot Mound	township
- Preble	township
- Preston (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Rushford	city	Incorporated Area
- Rushford Village	city	Incorporated Area
- Spring Valley	city	Incorporated Area
- Sumner	township
- Whalan	city	Incorporated Area
- Wykoff	city	Incorporated Area
- York	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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