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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

Morrison County, Minnesota

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

County Seat: Little Falls
Year Organized: 1856
Square Miles: 1,124

Court House:

213 S.E. 1st Avenue
County Courthouse
Little Falls, MN 56345-3100

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for the brothers William and Allen Morrison. William Morrison, fur trader for American Fur Company, established trading posts from Grand Portage to the Lake of the Woods. Allen Morrison was a representative in the first territorial legislature.

Demographics:

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History

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Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Agram	township
- Belle Prairie	township
- Bellevue	township
- Bowlus	city	Incorporated Area
- Buckman	city	Incorporated Area
- Buh	township
- Culdrum	township
- Cushing	township
- Darling	township
- Elmdale	city	Incorporated Area
- Fawn Lake	township
- Flensburg	city	Incorporated Area
- Genola	city	Incorporated Area
- Granite	township
- Green Prairie	township
- Harding	city	Incorporated Area
- Hillman	city	Incorporated Area
- Lakin	township
- Lastrup	city	Incorporated Area
- Leigh	township
- Little Falls (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Morrill	township
- Motley	city	Incorporated Area
- Mount Morris	township
- Parker	township
- Pierz	city	Incorporated Area
- Pike Creek	township
- Platte	township
- Pulaski	township
- Randall	city	Incorporated Area
- Richardson	township
- Ripley	township
- Rosing	township
- Royalton	city	Incorporated Area
- Scandia Valley	township
- Sobieski	city	Incorporated Area
- Swanville	city	Incorporated Area
- Two Rivers	township
- Upsala	city	Incorporated Area

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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