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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

 

 

 
 

Martin County, Minnesota

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

 

County Seat: Fairmont
Year Organized: 1857
Square Miles: 709
 
Court House:

201 Lake Avenue Suite 201
County Courthouse
Fairmont, MN 56031-1852

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named either for Henry Martin or Morgan Lewis Martin. Henry Martin was a prominent landowner from Connecticut. Morgan Lewis Martin was a delegate to Congress from Wisconsin and introduced a bill for the organization of the Minnesota Territory

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

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Neighboring Counties:
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Cities and Towns:
- Center Creek township  
- Ceylon city Incorporated Area
- Dunnell city Incorporated Area
- East Chain township  
- Elm Creek township  
- Fairmont (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Fox Lake township  
- Fraser township  
- Galena township  
- Granada city Incorporated Area
- Jay township  
- Lake Belt township  
- Lake Fremont township  
- Manyaska township  
- Nashville township  
- Northrop city Incorporated Area
- Ormsby city Incorporated Area
- Pleasant Prairie township  
- Rolling Green township  
- Rutland township  
- Sherburn city Incorporated Area
- Tenhassen township  
- Trimont city Incorporated Area
- Truman city Incorporated Area
- Welcome city Incorporated Area
- Westford 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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