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List of counties in Minnesota


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This is a list of counties in Minnesota. There are 87 counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are also several historical counties.


On October 27, 1849, nine counties were established: Benton, Dahkotah, Itasca, Ramsey, Mahkahta, Pembina, Wabasha, Washington, and Wahnata. Six of these names still exist. With the foundation of Kittson County on March 9, 1878, Pembina County no longer existed.[1] 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.[2]


The names of many of the counties allude to the long history of exploration. Over ten counties are named for Native American groups residing in parts of what is now Minnesota. Another fifteen counties are named after physical geographic features, and the remainder for politicians.


The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, the number 001 is shared by Aitkin County, Minnesota, Adams County, Wisconsin, and Adair County, Iowa. To uniquely identify Aitkin County, Minnesota, one must use the state code of 27 plus the county code of 001; therefore, the unique nationwide identifier for Aitkin County, Minnesota is 27001. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.[3]




Contents





  • 1 Number of counties listing


  • 2 Historical counties


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




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County
FIPS code[3]
County seat[4]
Established[1][4]Origin[5][6][7]Etymology
Population[4][8]Area[4][8]Map

Aitkin County

001
Aitkin1857
Pine County, Ramsey County

William Alexander Aitken (1785-1851), early fur trader with Ojibwe Indians

7004162020000000000♠16,202

7003181930000000000♠1,819.30 sq mi
(7003471200000000000♠4,712 km2)

State map highlighting Aitkin County

Anoka County

003
Anoka1857Ramsey CountyDakota word meaning "both sides"

7005330844000000000♠330,844

7002423610000000000♠423.61 sq mi
(7003109700000000000♠1,097 km2)

State map highlighting Anoka County

Becker County

005
Detroit Lakes1858
Cass County, Pembina County

George Loomis Becker, former state senator and third mayor of Saint Paul (1856–1857)

7004325040000000000♠32,504

7003131042000000000♠1,310.42 sq mi
(7003339400000000000♠3,394 km2)

State map highlighting Becker County

Beltrami County

007
Bemidji1866Unorganized Territory, Itasca County, Pembina County, Polk County

Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer who explored the northern reaches of Mississippi River in 1823.

7004444420000000000♠44,442

7003250527000000000♠2,505.27 sq mi
(7003648900000000000♠6,489 km2)

State map highlighting Beltrami County

Benton County

009
Foley1849One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory.
Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), former United States Senator from Missouri (1821-1851)

7004384510000000000♠38,451

7002408289999900000♠408.28 sq mi
(7003105700000000000♠1,057 km2)

State map highlighting Benton County

Big Stone County

011
Ortonville1862Pierce County
Big Stone Lake, a lake located in the county

7003526900000000000♠5,269

7002496950000000000♠496.95 sq mi
(7003128700000000000♠1,287 km2)

State map highlighting Big Stone County

Blue Earth County

013
Mankato1853Unorganized Territory, Dakota County

Blue Earth River, a river that flows through Minnesota

7004640130000000000♠64,013

7002752360000000000♠752.36 sq mi
(7003194900000000000♠1,949 km2)

State map highlighting Blue Earth County

Brown County

015
New Ulm1855Blue Earth County
Joseph Renshaw Brown (1805-1870), member of Minnesota territorial legislature (1854-55) and prominent pioneer

7004258930000000000♠25,893

7002610860000000000♠610.86 sq mi
(7003158200000000000♠1,582 km2)

State map highlighting Brown County

Carlton County

017
Carlton1857
Pine County,
Saint Louis County
Rueben B. Carlton (1812-1863), early settler and state senator (1857-1858)

7004353860000000000♠35,386

7002860330000000000♠860.33 sq mi
(7003222800000000000♠2,228 km2)

State map highlighting Carlton County

Carver County

019
Chaska1855
Hennepin County, Sibley County

Jonathan Carver (1710–1790), early explorer and cartographer of the Mississippi river.

7004910420000000000♠91,042

7002357040000000000♠357.04 sq mi
(7002925000000000000♠925 km2)

State map highlighting Carver County




Cass County

021
Walker1851
Dakota County, Pembina County, Mankahto County, Wahnata County

Lewis Cass (1782–1866), senator from Michigan (1845–1857) and United States Secretary of State (1831–1836)

7004285670000000000♠28,567

7003201760000000000♠2,017.60 sq mi
(7003522600000000000♠5,226 km2)

State map highlighting Cass County

Chippewa County

023
Montevideo1870
Pierce County, Davis County

Chippewa River, a river that flows through Minnesota

7004124410000000000♠12,441

7002582790000000000♠582.80 sq mi
(7003150900000000000♠1,509 km2)

State map highlighting Chippewa County

Chisago County

025
Center City1851
Washington County, Ramsey County

Chisago Lake, a lake located in the county

7004538870000000000♠53,887

7002417630000000000♠417.63 sq mi
(7003108200000000000♠1,082 km2)

State map highlighting Chisago County

Clay County

027
Moorhead1862Pembina County
Henry Clay (1777-1852), Kentucky statesman and ninth secretary of state of the United States (1825–1829)

7004589990000000000♠58,999

7003104524000000000♠1,045.24 sq mi
(7003270700000000000♠2,707 km2)

State map highlighting Clay County

Clearwater County

029
Bagley1902Beltrami CountyClearwater River and lake, both features located in the state

7003869500000000000♠8,695

7002994710000000000♠994.71 sq mi
(7003257600000000000♠2,576 km2)

State map highlighting Clearwater County

Cook County

031
Grand Marais1874Lake CountyNamed for Civil War veteran Major Michael Cook of Faribault, who was also a territorial and state senator 1857-62

7003517600000000000♠5,176

7003145060000000000♠1,450.60 sq mi
(7003375700000000000♠3,757 km2)

State map highlighting Cook County

Cottonwood County

033
Windom1857Brown County
Cottonwood River

7004116870000000000♠11,687

7002639990000000000♠639.99 sq mi
(7003165800000000000♠1,658 km2)

State map highlighting Cottonwood County

Crow Wing County

035
Brainerd1857Ramsey County
Crow Wing River

7004625000000000000♠62,500

7002996570000000000♠996.57 sq mi
(7003258100000000000♠2,581 km2)

State map highlighting Crow Wing County

Dakota County

037
Hastings1849One of nine original counties.From the Dakota language, after a local tribe Dakota, meaning "Allies"

7005398552000000000♠398,552

7002569580000000000♠569.58 sq mi
(7003147500000000000♠1,475 km2)

State map highlighting Dakota County

Dodge County

039
Mantorville1855
Rice County, Unorganized Territory

Henry Dodge (1782–1867), twice governor of Wisconsin.[9]

7004200870000000000♠20,087

7002439500000000000♠439.50 sq mi
(7003113800000000000♠1,138 km2)

State map highlighting Dodge County

Douglas County

041
Alexandria1858
Cass County, Pembina County

Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861), former United States Senator from Illinois (1847-1861)

7004360090000000000♠36,009

7002634320000000000♠634.32 sq mi
(7003164300000000000♠1,643 km2)

State map highlighting Douglas County

Faribault County

043
Blue Earth1855Blue Earth County
Jean-Baptiste Faribault (1775-1860), early settler and fur trader

7004145530000000000♠14,553

7002713630000000000♠713.63 sq mi
(7003184800000000000♠1,848 km2)

State map highlighting Faribault County

Fillmore County

045
Preston1853Wabasha County
Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), thirteenth president of the United States (1850-1853)

7004208660000000000♠20,866

7002861250000000000♠861.25 sq mi
(7003223100000000000♠2,231 km2)

State map highlighting Fillmore County

Freeborn County

047
Albert Lea1855
Blue Earth County, Rice County
William S. Freeborn (1816-1900), member of the Territorial Legislature

7004312550000000000♠31,255

7002707640000000000♠707.64 sq mi
(7003183300000000000♠1,833 km2)

State map highlighting Freeborn County

Goodhue County

049
Red Wing1853
Wabasha County, Dakota County
James Madison Goodhue, the first newspaper editor in Minnesota.[10]
7004461830000000000♠46,183

7002758270000000000♠758.27 sq mi
(7003196400000000000♠1,964 km2)

State map highlighting Goodhue County

Grant County

051
Elbow Lake1868
Stevens County, Wilkin County, Traverse County

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), eighteenth president of the United States (1869-1877)

7003601800000000000♠6,018

7002546410000099999♠546.41 sq mi
(7003141500000000000♠1,415 km2)

State map highlighting Grant County

Hennepin County

053
Minneapolis1852Dakota County
Father Louis Hennepin (1626-1705), early explorer of the Twin Cities area in the 17th Century

7006115242500000000♠1,152,425

7002556620000000000♠556.62 sq mi
(7003144200000000000♠1,442 km2)

State map highlighting Hennepin County

Houston County

055
Caledonia1854Fillmore County
Sam Houston (1793–1863), the second and fourth president of the Republic of Texas and seventh governor of Texas

7004190270000000000♠19,027

7002558410000099999♠558.41 sq mi
(7003144600000000000♠1,446 km2)

State map highlighting Houston County

Hubbard County

057
Park Rapids1883Cass County
Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913), ninth governor of Minnesota (1882-1887)

7004204280000000000♠20,428

7002922460000000000♠922.46 sq mi
(7003238900000000000♠2,389 km2)

State map highlighting Hubbard County

Isanti County

059
Cambridge1857Ramsey CountyDivision of the Dakotas called the Izatys, meaning [those that] dwell at Knife Lake, after where they resided.

7004378160000000000♠37,816

7002439070000000000♠439.07 sq mi
(7003113700000000000♠1,137 km2)

State map highlighting Isanti County

Itasca County

061
Grand Rapids1849One of nine original counties; formed from residual La Pointe County, Wisconsin Territory.
Lake Itasca, source of the Mississippi River (located in northwestern Minnesota).

7004450580000000000♠45,058

7003266506000000000♠2,665.06 sq mi
(7003690200000000000♠6,902 km2)

State map highlighting Itasca County

Jackson County

063
Jackson1857Brown County
Henry Jackson, member of the first territorial legislature and the first merchant in St. Paul

7004102660000000000♠10,266

7002701690000000000♠701.69 sq mi
(7003181700000000000♠1,817 km2)

State map highlighting Jackson County

Kanabec County

065
Mora1858Pine CountyFrom the Ojibwe language Kan-a-bec-o-si-pi (Ginebigo-ziibi), meaning Snake River, which flows through the county

7004162390000000000♠16,239

7002524929999999999♠524.93 sq mi
(7003136000000000000♠1,360 km2)

State map highlighting Kanabec County

Kandiyohi County

067
Willmar1858
Meeker County, Renville County, Pierce County, Davis County, Stearns County
From the Sioux language for "buffalo fish"

7004422390000000000♠42,239

7002796069999900000♠796.06 sq mi
(7003206200000000000♠2,062 km2)

State map highlighting Kandiyohi County

Kittson County

069
Hallock1879Pembina County
Norman Kittson (1814-1888), businessman and mayor of Saint Paul (1858-1859)

7003455200000000000♠4,552

7003109708000000000♠1,097.08 sq mi
(7003284100000000000♠2,841 km2)

State map highlighting Kittson County

Koochiching County

071
International Falls1906Itasca CountyFrom the Ojibwe language Gojijiing (Place of inlets), which was the Cree name for Rainy Lake and Rainy River.

7004133110000000000♠13,311

7003310236000000000♠3,102.36 sq mi
(7003803500000000000♠8,035 km2)

State map highlighting Koochiching County

Lac qui Parle County

073
Madison1871Redwood CountyFrench phrase meaning "lake which talks".

7003725900000000000♠7,259

7002764870000000000♠764.87 sq mi
(7003198100000000000♠1,981 km2)

State map highlighting Lac qui Parle County

Lake County

075
Two Harbors1856Itasca County
Lake Superior, which forms one of its edges

7004108660000000000♠10,866

7003209915999900000♠2,099.16 sq mi
(7003543700000000000♠5,437 km2)

State map highlighting Lake County

Lake of the Woods County

077
Baudette1923Beltrami County
Lake of the Woods, a lake located within the county.

7003404500000000000♠4,045

7003129670000000000♠1,296.70 sq mi
(7003335800000000000♠3,358 km2)

State map highlighting Lake of the Woods County

Le Sueur County

079
Le Center1853Dakota County
Pierre-Charles Le Sueur (1657-1704), fur trader and early explorer of the Minnesota River Valley

7004277030000000000♠27,703

7002448500000000000♠448.50 sq mi
(7003116200000000000♠1,162 km2)

State map highlighting Le Sueur County

Lincoln County

081
Ivanhoe1873Lyon County
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), sixteenth president of the United States (1861-1865)

7003589600000000000♠5,896

7002537030000000000♠537.03 sq mi
(7003139100000000000♠1,391 km2)

State map highlighting Lincoln County

Lyon County

083
Marshall1871Redwood County
Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), United States Army general killed during the Civil War

7004258570000000000♠25,857

7002714170000000000♠714.17 sq mi
(7003185000000000000♠1,850 km2)

State map highlighting Lyon County

McLeod County

085
Glencoe1856
Carver County, Sibley County
Martin McLeod early pioneer and member of the territorial legislature (1849–1856)

7004366510000000000♠36,651

7002491910000000000♠491.91 sq mi
(7003127400000000000♠1,274 km2)

State map highlighting McLeod County

Mahnomen County

087
Mahnomen1906Norman CountyOjibwa word meaning "wild rice".

7003541300000000000♠5,413

7002556140000000000♠556.14 sq mi
(7003144000000000000♠1,440 km2)

State map highlighting Mahnomen County

Marshall County

089
Warren1879Kittson County
William Rainey Marshall (1825-1896), fifth governor of Minnesota (1866-1870)

7003943900000000000♠9,439

7003177224000000000♠1,772.24 sq mi
(7003459000000000000♠4,590 km2)

State map highlighting Marshall County

Martin County

091
Fairmont1857
Faribault County, Brown County

Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887), delegate to Congress from Wisconsin Territory

7004208400000000000♠20,840

7002709340000000000♠709.34 sq mi
(7003183700000000000♠1,837 km2)

State map highlighting Martin County

Meeker County

093
Litchfield1856Davis CountyBradley B. Meeker (1813–1873), Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1849–1853)

7004233000000000000♠23,300

7002608540000000000♠608.54 sq mi
(7003157600000000000♠1,576 km2)

State map highlighting Meeker County

Mille Lacs County

095
Milaca1857Ramsey County
Mille Lacs Lake, a lake located within the county.

7004260970000000000♠26,097

7002574470000000000♠574.47 sq mi
(7003148800000000000♠1,488 km2)

State map highlighting Mille Lacs County

Morrison County

097
Little Falls1856Benton CountyWilliam & Allan Morrison, fur trading brothers[11]
7004331980000000000♠33,198

7003112450000000000♠1,124.50 sq mi
(7003291200000000000♠2,912 km2)

State map highlighting Morrison County

Mower County

099
Austin1855Rice County
John Edward Mower (1815–1879), member of the Minnesota territorial legislature in the 1850s

7004391630000000000♠39,163

7002711500000000000♠711.50 sq mi
(7003184300000000000♠1,843 km2)

State map highlighting Mower County




Murray County

101
Slayton1857Brown CountyWilliam Pitt Murray (1825–1910), Minnesota statesman and member of the territorial legislature (1852–1855) and 1857

7003872500000000000♠8,725

7002704439999900000♠704.43 sq mi
(7003182400000000000♠1,824 km2)

State map highlighting Murray County

Nicollet County

103
St. Peter1853Dakota County
Joseph Nicolas Nicollet (1786–1843), early explore and cartographer of the Upper Mississippi River

7004327270000000000♠32,727

7002452290000000000♠452.29 sq mi
(7003117100000000000♠1,171 km2)

State map highlighting Nicollet County

Nobles County

105
Worthington1857Brown CountyWilliam H. Nobles, member of the Minnesota territorial legislature in 1854 and 1856

7004213780000000000♠21,378

7002715390000000000♠715.39 sq mi
(7003185300000000000♠1,853 km2)

State map highlighting Nobles County

Norman County

107
Ada1881Polk CountyEarly Norwegian, also known as Norman, settlers.

7003685200000000000♠6,852

7002876270000000000♠876.27 sq mi
(7003227000000000000♠2,270 km2)

State map highlighting Norman County

Olmsted County

109
Rochester1855
Fillmore County, Wabasha County, Rice County

David Olmsted, first mayor of Saint Paul and member of territorial legislature (1849-1850)

7005144248000000000♠144,248

7002653010000000000♠653.01 sq mi
(7003169100000000000♠1,691 km2)

State map highlighting Olmsted County

Otter Tail County

111
Fergus Falls1858
Pembina County, Cass County

Otter Tail Lake, a lake located within the county

7004573030000000000♠57,303

7003197971000000000♠1,979.71 sq mi
(7003512700000000000♠5,127 km2)

State map highlighting Otter Tail County

Pennington County

113
Thief River Falls1910Red Lake CountyEdmund Pennington (b. 1848), executive of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

7004139300000000000♠13,930

7002616540000000000♠616.54 sq mi
(7003159700000000000♠1,597 km2)

State map highlighting Pennington County

Pine County

115
Pine City1856
Chisago County, Ramsey County
Giant forests of Eastern White Pine and Red Pine that flourish in the county

7004297500000000000♠29,750

7003141104000000000♠1,411.04 sq mi
(7003365500000000000♠3,655 km2)

State map highlighting Pine County

Pipestone County

117
Pipestone1857Brown CountyName of a sacred Dakota quarry of red pipestone found in the county

7003959600000000000♠9,596

7002465890000000000♠465.89 sq mi
(7003120700000000000♠1,207 km2)

State map highlighting Pipestone County

Polk County

119
Crookston1858Pembina County
James K. Polk (1795-1849), eleventh president of the United States (1845-1849)

7004316000000000000♠31,600

7003197037000000000♠1,970.37 sq mi
(7003510300000000000♠5,103 km2)

State map highlighting Polk County




Pope County

121
Glenwood1862
Pierce County, Cass County, Unorganized Territory

John Pope (1822–1892), United States Army general during the Dakota War of 1862

7004109950000000000♠10,995

7002670140000000000♠670.14 sq mi
(7003173600000000000♠1,736 km2)

State map highlighting Pope County

Ramsey County

123
Saint Paul1849One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory.
Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903), second governor of Minnesota (1860-1863)

7005508640000000000♠508,640

7002155780000000000♠155.78 sq mi
(7002403000000000000♠403 km2)

State map highlighting Ramsey County

Red Lake County

125
Red Lake Falls1896Polk County
Red Lake River, a river that flows through Minnesota.

7003408900000000000♠4,089

7002432430000000000♠432.43 sq mi
(7003112000000000000♠1,120 km2)

State map highlighting Red Lake County

Redwood County

127
Redwood Falls1862Brown County
Redwood River, a river that flows through Minnesota.

7004160590000000000♠16,059

7002879730000000000♠879.73 sq mi
(7003227800000000000♠2,278 km2)

State map highlighting Redwood County

Renville County

129
Olivia1855
Nicollet County, Pierce County, Sibley County

Joseph Renville (1779-1846), interpreter for early explorations of the Louisiana Purchase

7004157300000000000♠15,730

7002982920000000000♠982.92 sq mi
(7003254600000000000♠2,546 km2)

State map highlighting Renville County

Rice County

131
Faribault1853
Dakota County, Wabasha County

Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894), former United States Senator from Minnesota (1858-1863)

7004641420000000000♠64,142

7002497570000000000♠497.57 sq mi
(7003128900000000000♠1,289 km2)

State map highlighting Rice County

Rock County

133
Luverne1857Brown CountyLarge rocky plateau located within the county, known as "the mound."

7003968700000000000♠9,687

7002482610000000000♠482.61 sq mi
(7003125000000000000♠1,250 km2)

State map highlighting Rock County

Roseau County

135
Roseau1894
Kittson County, Beltrami County

Roseau River and Roseau Lake, both of which are located nearby

7004156290000000000♠15,629

7003166251000000000♠1,662.51 sq mi
(7003430600000000000♠4,306 km2)

State map highlighting Roseau County

Saint Louis County

137
Duluth1855
Itasca County, Newton

Saint Louis River, a river that flows through Minnesota

7005200226000000000♠200,226

7003622516000000000♠6,225.16 sq mi
(7004161230000000000♠16,123 km2)

State map highlighting Saint Louis County

Scott County

139
Shakopee1853Dakota County
Winfield Scott (1786–1866), United States Army general who served from (1808–1861)

7005129928000000000♠129,928

7002356680000000000♠356.68 sq mi
(7002924000000000000♠924 km2)

State map highlighting Scott County

Sherburne County

141
Elk River1856Benton County
Moses Sherburne (1813–1873), Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1853-1857)

7004884990000000000♠88,499

7002436300000000000♠436.30 sq mi
(7003113000000000000♠1,130 km2)

State map highlighting Sherburne County

Sibley County

143
Gaylord1853Dakota County
Henry Hastings Sibley (1811-1891), first governor of Minnesota (1858-1860)

7004152260000000000♠15,226

7002588650000000000♠588.65 sq mi
(7003152500000000000♠1,525 km2)

State map highlighting Sibley County

Stearns County

145
St. Cloud1855
Cass County, Nicollet County, Pierce County, Sibley County

Charles Thomas Stearns (1814-1888), early settler of St. Cloud and member of the Minnesota territorial legislature (1849-1858)

7005150642000000000♠150,642

7003134452000000000♠1,344.52 sq mi
(7003348200000000000♠3,482 km2)

State map highlighting Stearns County

Steele County

147
Owatonna1855
Rice County, Blue Earth County, Le Sueur County

Franklin Steele (1813-1880), early settler of Minneapolis and developer of Saint Anthony Falls

7004365760000000000♠36,576

7002429550000000000♠429.55 sq mi
(7003111300000000000♠1,113 km2)

State map highlighting Steele County

Stevens County

149
Morris1862
Pierce County, Unorganized Territory

Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862), first governor of Washington Territory (1853-1857)

7003972600000000000♠9,726

7002562059999999999♠562.06 sq mi
(7003145600000000000♠1,456 km2)

State map highlighting Stevens County

Swift County

151
Benson1870Chippewa County
Henry Adoniram Swift (1823-1869), third governor of Minnesota (1863-1864)

7003978300000000000♠9,783

7002743530000000000♠743.53 sq mi
(7003192600000000000♠1,926 km2)

State map highlighting Swift County

Todd County

153
Long Prairie1855Cass County
John Blair Smith Todd, commander of Fort Ripley (1849-56); general in the Civil War; delegate in Congress from Dakota Territory (1861 and 1863-65); governor of Dakota Territory (1869-71)

7004248950000000000♠24,895

7002942020000000000♠942.02 sq mi
(7003244000000000000♠2,440 km2)

State map highlighting Todd County

Traverse County

155
Wheaton1862
Pierce County, Unorganized Territory

Lake Traverse, a lake located in the county.

7003355800000000000♠3,558

7002574090000000000♠574.09 sq mi
(7003148700000000000♠1,487 km2)

State map highlighting Traverse County

Wabasha County

157
Wabasha1849One of nine original counties.Named after M'dewakanton Dakota Indian Chief Wabasha III

7004216760000000000♠21,676

7002525010000000000♠525.01 sq mi
(7003136000000000000♠1,360 km2)

State map highlighting Wabasha County

Wadena County

159
Wadena1858
Cass County, Todd County
Wadena Trading Post, in turn for a Ojibway word meaning "a little round hill".

7004138430000000000♠13,843

7002535020000000000♠535.02 sq mi
(7003138600000000000♠1,386 km2)

State map highlighting Wadena County




Waseca County

161
Waseca1857Steele CountyDakota word meaning "rich and fertile"

7004191360000000000♠19,136

7002423250000000000♠423.25 sq mi
(7003109600000000000♠1,096 km2)

State map highlighting Waseca County

Washington County

163
Stillwater1849One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory.
George Washington (1732-1799), first president of the United States (1789-1797)

7005238136000000000♠238,136

7002391700000000000♠391.70 sq mi
(7003101400000000000♠1,014 km2)

State map highlighting Washington County

Watonwan County

165
St. James1860Brown County
Watonwan River, a river that flows through Minnesota.

7004112110000000000♠11,211

7002434510000000000♠434.51 sq mi
(7003112500000000000♠1,125 km2)

State map highlighting Watonwan County

Wilkin County

167
Breckenridge1858
Cass County, Pembina County
Alexander Wilkin (1820-1864), Minnesota politician and soldier killed in the Civil War

7003657600000000000♠6,576

7002751439999900000♠751.43 sq mi
(7003194600000000000♠1,946 km2)

State map highlighting Wilkin County

Winona County

169
Winona1854
Fillmore County, Wabasha County
Named after Wee-No-Nah, Sister or Cousin of Chief Wabasha III

7004514610000000000♠51,461

7002626290000000000♠626.30 sq mi
(7003162200000000000♠1,622 km2)

State map highlighting Winona County

Wright County

171
Buffalo1855
Cass County, Sibley County

Silas Wright (1795-1847), former United States Senator from New York (1833-1844)

7005124700000000000♠124,700

7002660750000000000♠660.75 sq mi
(7003171100000000000♠1,711 km2)

State map highlighting Wright County

Yellow Medicine County

173
Granite Falls1871Redwood County
Yellow Medicine River, a river that flows through Minnesota.

7004104380000000000♠10,438

7002757960000000000♠757.96 sq mi
(7003196300000000000♠1,963 km2)

State map highlighting Yellow Medicine County


Historical counties[edit]


  • St. Clair County, Indiana (1801–12) (Transferred to Illinois in 1809)

  • St. Charles County, Louisiana (1809–13) (Transferred to Missouri in 1812)

  • Madison County (IL) (1812–18) Formed from St. Clair County (IL)

  • Michilimackinac County, Michigan Territory (1818–37)


  • Crawford County, Michigan and Wisconsin Territories (1818–40)


  • Chippewa County, Michigan Territory (1827–37)

  • Dubuque County (MI) (1834–37)

  • Fayette County (WI) (1837–49)


  • St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory (1840–49)


  • La Pointe County, Wisconsin Territory (1845–49) Formed from St. Croix

  • Mahkatah County (1849–51) (Mahkahto) (One of Original 9 counties) Dissolved to Pembina and Cass

  • Wahnata County (1849–51) (One of Original 9 counties) Dissolved to Pembina and Cass


  • Buchanan County (1857–61) Formed from Pine County, Dissolved back to Pine


  • Pierce County (1853–62) Formed from Dakota County


  • Superior County Name change to Saint Louis County then to Lake.


  • Davis County (1855–62) Formed from Cass, Nicollet and Sibley Counties


  • Toombs County (1858–62) Formed from Pembina. Name Changed to Andy Johnson.


  • Newton County (1855–6) Formed from Itasca County and Un-Organized. Name Changed from Doty County, then to Saint Louis County.


  • Monroe County merged with Mille Lacs.


  • Lincoln County (1861–8) Formed from Renville County


  • Lac qui Parle County (1862–8) Formed from Davis


  • Manomin County (1857–1869) Formed from Ramsey County, Merged into Anoka County.


  • Monongalia County (1861–70)Formed from Ramsey County, Pierce County and un-Organized. Dissolved to Kandiyohi County.


  • Aiken County (1857–72) Formed from Pine and Ramsey Counties, Change name to Aitkin County


  • Pembina County (1849–78) (One of Original 9 counties) Name Change to Kittson County


  • Saint Louis County. Name change from Superior, then to Lake.


  • Breckenridge County (1858–62) Formed from Pembina. Name Change to Clay in 1862


  • Andy Johnson County (1862–8) Formally Toombs county. Named changed to Wilkin.


  • Midway County (1857–8) Area created from Brown county, overlapped Pipestone county. Dissolved in 1858 when the State of Minnesota was formed and the rest of the territory not added to the state became unorganized.


See also[edit]


  • List of Minnesota county name etymologies

  • List of Minnesota county seats


References[edit]




  1. ^ ab "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2007-09-17..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Minnesota County History". Association of Minnesota Counties. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-09-02.


  3. ^ ab "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. Retrieved 2007-04-09.


  4. ^ abcd National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2012.


  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1969). Minnesota Geographic Names. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society.


  6. ^ "County Name Origins". Association of Minnesota Counties. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-11-05.


  7. ^ "Origin of Minnesota County Name". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-11-05.


  8. ^ ab "Minnesota QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2012. (2010 Census)


  9. ^ "Dodge County History" (PDF). Dodge County website. Retrieved 2008-02-17.


  10. ^ "The History of Goodhue County". Goodhue County, Minnesota website. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-02-17.


  11. ^ MCHS - William Morrison - Fur Trader Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine.




External links[edit]


  • Map of the Organized Counties of Minnesota, 1850









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