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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

Murray County, Minnesota

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

County Seat: Slayton
Year Organized: 1875
Square Miles: 704

Court House:

2500 28th Street
County Courthouse
Slayton, MN 56172-1493

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Willian Pitt Murray, member of the territorial legislature 1852-55 and 1857; member of the constitutional convention; state representative, 1863 and 1868; state senator, 1866-67 and 1875-76; served seventeen years on the St. Paul City Council and was St. Paul City Attorney for thirteen years.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

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Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Avoca	city	Incorporated Area
- Belfast	township
- Bondin	township
- Cameron	township
- Chanarambie	township
- Chandler	city	Incorporated Area
- Currie	city	Incorporated Area
- Des Moines River	township
- Dovray	city	Incorporated Area
- Dundee	city	Incorporated Area
- Ellsborough	township
- Fenton	township
- Fulda	city	Incorporated Area
- Hadley	city	Incorporated Area
- Holly	township
- Iona	city	Incorporated Area
- Lake Sarah	township
- Lake Wilson	city	Incorporated Area
- Leeds	township
- Lime Lake	township
- Lowville	township
- Mason	township
- Moulton	township
- Murray	township
- Shetek	township
- Skandia	township
- Slayton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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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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