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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

Redwood County, Minnesota

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

County Seat: Redwood Falls
Year Organized: 1862
Square Miles: 880

Court House:

250 S. Jefferson, PO Box 130
County Courthouse
Redwood Falls, MN 56283-0130

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Redwood River. Redwood is the translation of the Dakota name "Chanshayapi".

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

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Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Belview	city	Incorporated Area
- Brookville	township
- Charlestown	township
- Clements	city	Incorporated Area
- Delhi	city	Incorporated Area
- Evan	city	Incorporated Area
- Gales	township
- Granite Rock	township
- Honner	township
- Johnsonville	township
- Kintire	township
- Lamberton	city	Incorporated Area
- Lucan	city	Incorporated Area
- Milroy	city	Incorporated Area
- Morgan	city	Incorporated Area
- New Avon	township
- North Hero	township
- Paxton	township
- Redwood Falls (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Revere	city	Incorporated Area
- Sanborn	city	Incorporated Area
- Seaforth	city	Incorporated Area
- Sheridan	township
- Sherman	township
- Springdale	township
- Sundown	township
- Swedes Forest	township
- Three Lakes	township
- Vail	township
- Vesta	city	Incorporated Area
- Wabasso	city	Incorporated Area
- Walnut Grove	city	Incorporated Area
- Wanda	city	Incorporated Area
- Waterbury	township
- Westline	township
- Willow Lake	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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