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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

Pine County, Minnesota

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

County Seat: Pine City
Year Organized: 1856
Square Miles: 1,411

Court House:

635 Northridge Drive NW
Suite 260
Pine City, MN 55063-1620

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for large stands of white and red pine found at one time in the county

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

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Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Arlone	township
- Arna	township
- Askov	city	Incorporated Area
- Birch Creek	township
- Bremen	township
- Brook Park	city	Incorporated Area
- Bruno	city	Incorporated Area
- Chengwatana	township
- Danforth	township
- Dell Grove	township
- Denham	city	Incorporated Area
- Finlayson	city	Incorporated Area
- Fleming	township
- Grasston	city	Incorporated Area
- Henriette	city	Incorporated Area
- Hinckley	city	Incorporated Area
- Kerrick	city	Incorporated Area
- Mission Creek	township
- Munch	township
- New Dosey	township
- Norman	township
- Park	township
- Partridge	township
- Pine City (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Pine Lake	township
- Pokegama	township
- Quamba	city	Incorporated Area
- Rock Creek	city	Incorporated Area
- Rush City	city	Incorporated Area
- Rutledge	city	Incorporated Area
- Sandstone	city	Incorporated Area
- Sturgeon Lake	city	Incorporated Area
- Wagner	township
- Willow River	city	Incorporated Area
- Wilma	township
- Windemere	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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