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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

Polk County, Minnesota

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

County Seat: Crookston
Year Organized: 1858
Square Miles: 1,970

Court House:

612 North Broadway, Suite 215
County Courthouse
Crookston, MN 56716-1452

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for James K. Polk, member of Congress from Tennessee, 1825-39; governor of Tennessee, 1839-41; president of the United States, 1845-49. On his last day in office, Polk approved the act of Congress which organized the Minnesota Territory.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

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Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Angus	township
- Belgium	township
- Beltrami	city	Incorporated Area
- Brandsvold	township
- Brandt	township
- Brislet	township
- Bygland	township
- Chester	township
- Climax	city	Incorporated Area
- Columbia	township
- Crookston (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- East Grand Forks	city	Incorporated Area
- Eden	township
- Erskine	city	Incorporated Area
- Esther	township
- Euclid	township
- Fanny	township
- Farley	township
- Fertile	city	Incorporated Area
- Fisher	city	Incorporated Area
- Fosston	city	Incorporated Area
- Garden	township
- Gentilly	township
- Godfrey	township
- Grand Forks	township
- Grove Park-Tilden	township
- Gully	city	Incorporated Area
- Helgeland	township
- Higdem	township
- Hill River	township
- Huntsville	township
- Kertsonville	township
- Keystone	township
- King	township
- Knute	township
- Lengby	city	Incorporated Area
- Lessor	township
- Lowell	township
- McIntosh	city	Incorporated Area
- Mentor	city	Incorporated Area
- Nesbit	township
- Nielsville	city	Incorporated Area
- Onstad	township
- Parnell	township
- Queen	township
- Reis	township
- Rhinehart	township
- Roome	township
- Rosebud	township
- Russia	township
- Sandsville	township
- Sletten	township
- Sullivan	township
- Tabor	township
- Trail	city	Incorporated Area
- Tynsid	township
- Vineland	township
- Winger	city	Incorporated Area
- Woodside	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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