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MW. FL. HU. 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 ...
Hennepin County ( / ˈhɛnəpɪn / HEN-ə-pin) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Its county seat is Minneapolis, [ 2] the state's most populous city. [ 3] The county is named for the 17th-century explorer Louis Hennepin. [ 4] It extends from Minneapolis [ 5] to the suburbs and outlying cities in the western part of the county.
Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,352, [2] making it the second-most populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat and largest city is Saint Paul, [3] the state capital and the twin city of Minneapolis. The county was founded in 1849 and is named for Alexander Ramsey ...
Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,912. [2] Its county seat is New Ulm. [3] The county was formed in 1855 and organized in 1856. Brown County comprises the New Ulm, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Mankato -New Ulm- North Mankato, MN Combined Statistical ...
The county has an area of 467 square miles (1,210 km 2), of which 448 square miles (1,160 km 2) is land and 18 square miles (47 km 2) (3.9%) is water. [8] Nicollet County's highest point is the lowest high point of all Minnesota counties, with an elevation of 1,065 feet.
Geography of Minnesota. The U.S. State of Minnesota is the northernmost state outside Alaska; its isolated Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods is the only part of the 48 contiguous states lying north of the 49th parallel north. Minnesota is in the U.S. region known as the Upper Midwest in interior North America.
The county was created on March 5, 1853, with territory partitioned from Wabasha County.It was named for James Madison Goodhue (1810–1852), who published the first newspaper in the territory, The Minnesota Pioneer.
Benton County is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,379. [2] Its county seat is Foley. [3] Benton County is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Combined Statistical Area .