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Lyon County, Minnesota

Lyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,269. Its county seat is Marshall.

Lyon County comprises the Marshall, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
The county was established by two acts of the Minnesota state legislature, dated March 6, 1868, and March 2, 1869. The county seat was designated as Marshall. The county was named for Nathaniel Lyon, an Army officer who served in the Dakota and Minnesota territories before being killed in the Civil War in 1861. He had achieved the rank of general by his death. The county was much larger until an act passed on March 6, 1873, made the western 43% the new Lincoln County.

Geography
The Yellow Medicine River flows northeast through the upper portion of the county, the Redwood River flows northeast through the central part, and the Cottonwood River flows northeast through the lower part. The county's terrain consists of low rolling hills, etched by drainages and gullies. It slopes to the north and east, with its highest point near its southwest corner, at 1,729 ft ASL. The county has a total area of 722 sqmi, of which 715 sqmi is land and 7.1 sqmi (1.0%) is water.

Lakes

 * Clear Lake
 * Cottonwood Lake
 * East Twin Lake
 * Goose Lake
 * Island Lake
 * Lady Slipper Lake
 * Lake Marshall
 * Lake of the Hill
 * Lake Yankton
 * Lone Tree Lake (part)
 * Long Lake (part)
 * McKay Lake
 * North Twin Lake
 * Rock Lake
 * School Grove Lake (part)
 * Sham Lake
 * South Twin Lake
 * Swift Lake
 * West Twin Lake
 * Wood Lake

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 14
 * [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 59
 * [[Image:MN-19.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 19
 * [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 23
 * [[Image:MN-68.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 68
 * [[Image:MN-91.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 91

Airports

 * Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML)
 * Tracy Municipal Airport (TKC)

Adjacent counties

 * Yellow Medicine County - north
 * Redwood County - east
 * Murray County - south
 * Pipestone County - southwest
 * Lincoln County - west

Protected areas

 * Camden State Park
 * Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area
 * Garvin State Park
 * Grandview State Wildlife Management Area
 * Greenhead State Wildlife Management Area
 * Glynn Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
 * Shelburne State Wildlife Management Area
 * Vallers State Wildlife Management Area

2000 census
As of the 2000 census, there were 25,425 people, 9,715 households, and 6,334 families in the county. The population density was 35.6 /mi2. There were 10,298 housing units at an average density of 14.4 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 93.58% White, 1.49% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 3.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.9% were of German, 15.5% Norwegian and 10.5% Belgian ancestry.

There were 9,715 households, out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.

The county population contained 26.20% under the age of 18, 13.30% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,996, and the median income for a family was $48,512. Males had a median income of $32,102 versus $21,445 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,013. About 6.30% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Balaton
 * Cottonwood
 * Florence
 * Garvin
 * Ghent
 * Lynd
 * Marshall (county seat)
 * Minneota
 * Russell
 * Taunton
 * Tracy

Unincorporated communities

 * Amiret
 * Burchard
 * Dudley
 * Green Valley

Townships

 * Amiret Township
 * Clifton Township
 * Coon Creek Township
 * Custer Township
 * Eidsvold Township
 * Fairview Township
 * Grandview Township
 * Island Lake Township
 * Lake Marshall Township
 * Lucas Township
 * Lynd Township
 * Lyons Township
 * Monroe Township
 * Nordland Township
 * Rock Lake Township
 * Shelburne Township
 * Sodus Township
 * Stanley Township
 * Vallers Township
 * Westerheim Township

Politics
Lyon County has been a traditional Republican stronghold. In only one national election since 1980 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020).

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Lincoln County, Minnesota

Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,640. Its county seat is Ivanhoe.

History
During and after the American Civil War, the Minnesota legislature wanted to name a county after President Abraham Lincoln. Acts were proposed to effect this change in 1861, in 1866, and in 1870, but each time the effort failed by vote or was ignored by the county's citizens. The final effort was an act passed on March 6, 1873, dividing Lyon County into approximately equal halves, with the western half to be named Lincoln. The county voters approved this act in the November 1873 election, and Governor Horace Austin proclaimed the county's existence on December 5, 1873, with Lake Benton as county seat. In 1900 a new town closer to the county's center was platted, and in 1902 the county seat was moved to that settlement, Ivanhoe.

Geography
Lincoln County lies on Minnesota's border with South Dakota. The Lac qui Parle River flows northeast through the upper eastern part of the county on its way to discharge into the Minnesota River. The county's terrain consists of rolling hills and is mostly devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point on its lower west border, at 1,991 ft ASL. The county has an area of 548 sqmi, of which 537 sqmi is land and 12 sqmi (2.1%) is water.

Lakes

 * Ash Lake
 * Curtis Lake
 * Dead Coon Lake
 * Drietz Lake
 * Gislason Lake
 * Hawks Nest Lake
 * Lake Benton
 * Lake Hendricks (part)
 * Lake Shaokatan
 * Lake Stay
 * Oak Lake
 * Perch Lake
 * Steep Bank Lake
 * Twin Lakes
 * West Lake Stay

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 14
 * [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 75
 * [[Image:MN-19.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 19
 * [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 23
 * [[Image:MN-68.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 68
 * [[Image:MN-271.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 271

Adjacent counties

 * Deuel County, South Dakota - northwest
 * Yellow Medicine County - north
 * Lyon County - east
 * Pipestone County - south
 * Moody County, South Dakota - southwest
 * Brookings County, South Dakota - west

Protected areas

 * Altona State Wildlife Management Area (part)
 * Ash Lake State Wildlife Management Area
 * Blue Wing State Wildlife Management Area
 * Bohemian State Wildlife Management Area (part)
 * Chen-Bay State Wildlife Management Area
 * Christine State Wildlife Management Area
 * Collinson State Wildlife Management Area
 * Dorer State Wildlife Management Area
 * Emerald State Wildlife Management Area
 * Expectation State Wildlife Management Area
 * Hendricks State Wildlife Management Area
 * Hole in the Mountain County Park
 * Hope State Wildlife Management Area (part)
 * Iron Horse State Wildlife Management Area
 * Ivanhoe State Wildlife Management Area
 * Johnson State Wildlife Management Area
 * Kvermo State Wildlife Management Area
 * Minn-Kota State Wildlife Management Area
 * Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
 * Platyrhynchos State Wildlife Management Area
 * Poposki State Wildlife Management Area
 * Prairie Dell State Wildlife Management Area
 * Shaokatan State Wildlife Management Area
 * Sioux Lookout State Wildlife Management Area
 * Sokota State Wildlife Management Area (part)
 * Suhr State Wildlife Management Area
 * Two Sloughs State Wildlife Management Area

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,429 people, 2,653 households, and 1,785 families in the county. The population density was 12.0 /mi2. There were 3,043 housing units at an average density of 5.67 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 98.82% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.1% were of German, 25% English, 17.5% Norwegian, 10.9% Polish and 10.5% Danish ancestry.

There were 2,653 households, out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 4.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.

The county population contained 23.70% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 24.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,607, and the median income for a family was $38,605. Males had a median income of $26,494 versus $20,083 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,009. About 7.00% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Arco
 * Hendricks
 * Ivanhoe (county seat)
 * Lake Benton
 * Tyler

Unincorporated communities

 * Marshfield
 * Thompsonburg
 * Verdi
 * Wilno

Townships

 * Alta Vista Township
 * Ash Lake Township
 * Diamond Lake Township
 * Drammen Township
 * Hansonville Township
 * Hendricks Township
 * Hope Township
 * Lake Benton Township
 * Lake Stay Township
 * Limestone Township
 * Marble Township
 * Marshfield Township
 * Royal Township
 * Shaokatan Township
 * Verdi Township

Government and politics
Lincoln County has been a swing district in recent decades. Up to 2016 it has selected the Democratic candidate in 56% of presidential elections since 1980. Like most white, rural counties in America, however, the GOP has made significant advances in the county recently.

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There are missing entries for the subsections; filling them might be prioritized. --128.233.153.78 18:07, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Economy
The economy section is a a joke, "There are large immigrant communities with high levels of unemployment". I don't see any report with economy. Minato ku (talk) 23:33, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Demographics
I don't really see the point of having demographic data from 1999. The noughties were probably one of the decades with the most immigration - at least that's what I thought. Is there anything out there which is more updated? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.241.145.34 (talk) 13:25, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

The statement "Islam is believed to be the most practiced religion in the department" is backed up only by an article titled "L'islam reste une menace" (which means "Islam remains a threat") and a book (no page number given) by the author of that article. Using such an obviously biased and not especially notable source seems utterly irresponsible216.164.62.196 (talk) 03:59, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

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At least these three are in the arrondissement of le Raincy, not the arrondissement of Bobigny: Dugny, le Bourget, Drancy --Espoo (talk) 00:31, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

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Bunjil

Bunjil, also spelt Bundjil, is a creator deity, culture hero and ancestral being, often depicted as a wedge-tailed eagle in Australian Aboriginal mythology of some of the Aboriginal peoples of Victoria.

Creation stories
In the Kulin nation in central Victoria he was regarded as one of two moiety ancestors, the other being Waang the crow. Bunjil (or Bundjil ) has two wives and a son, Binbeal the rainbow. His brother is Palian the bat. He is assisted by six wirmums or shamans who represent the clans of the Eaglehawk moiety: Djart-djart the nankeen kestrel, Thara the quail hawk, Yukope the parakeet, Lar-guk the parrot, Walert the brushtail possum and Yurran the gliding possum.

A Boonwurrung story tells of a time of conflict among the Kulin nations, when people argued and fought with one another, neglecting their families and the land. The mounting chaos and disunity angered the sea, which began to rise until it had covered the plains and threatened to flood the entire country. The people went to Bunjil and asked him to help them stop the sea from rising; Bunjil agreed to do so, but only if the people would change their ways and respect the laws and each other. He then walked out to the sea, raised his spear and ordered the water to stop rising.

According to one legend, after creating the mountains, rivers, flora, fauna, and laws for humans to live by, Bunjil gathered his wives and sons then asked Waang, who had charge of the winds, to open his bags and let out some wind. Waang opened a bag in which he kept his whirlwinds, creating a cyclone which uprooted trees. Bunjil asked for a stronger wind. Waang complied, and Bunjil and his people were blown upwards into the sky. Bunjil himself became the star Altair and his two wives, the black swans, became stars on either side. Bunjil was said to have left this world via the island of Deen Maar.

Bunjil's Shelter
It is believed by the Kulin and other Aboriginal peoples that, in the Dreamtime, Bunjil took shelter in a cave located in the part of Gariwerd that is now known as the Black Range Scenic Reserve, not far from Stawell. Bunjil's Shelter is today a popular tourist attraction and one of the most important Aboriginal rock art sites in the region.

Alternative spellings
Early European colonists such as Daniel Bunce recorded the name as "Winjeel" or "Wingeel", possibly from dialectal differences between the closely related Woiwurrung, Boonwurrung and Wathaurong languages. These spellings have persisted in the name of the farming area of Wingeel near Geelong, and in that of the CAC Winjeel aircraft.

In other sources, the name may be recorded as Pundjel, Bunjel, Pundjil, Punjel, Pun-Gel, Bun-Gil, or Pundgel.

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Binbeal

In Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology, Binbeal is a spirit associated with rainbows. He is a son of Bunjil.

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Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Le Sueur County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,674. Its county seat is Le Center.

Le Sueur County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
The Minnesota Territory legislature established several counties in 1853. This county was created on March 5 of that year. It was named for French explorer Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, who visited the area in 1700.

The settlement of Le Sueur (actually two competing settlements, Le Sueur and Le Sueur City) had sprung up on the east bank of the Minnesota River, both being platted in 1852. The legislature named the combined area as the first county seat. However, its remoteness from most of the county meant hardship for most of the area's residents since the county was covered with dense hardwood forest and existing roads were impassable when wet.

Several efforts were made to acquire a more central location. In the early 1870s, Cleveland (established in 1857, inland from the river in the SW part of the county) held a referendum to become the county seat. The referendum passed, but was challenged due to voting irregularities. In 1875 another referendum made Cleveland the county seat (1875-1876). In 1876, another referendum approved moving the seat to the newly created town of Le Sueur Center; the seat was promptly moved there. In the 1870s, businessmen from Waterville gained ownership of a quarter-section of land near the county's center, cleared the timber, and platted the city of Le Sueur Center (1876). The seat was moved there after a county referendum approved it. The county seat has remained in Le Sueur Center (renamed Le Center in 1930) since 1876.

The first railroad entered the county in 1867. This began the era of greater access and mobility. The first purpose-built courthouse in Le Sueur Center was constructed in 1896–7. It has been extensively remodeled and enlarged two times since.

Geography
The Minnesota River flows northeastward along the west border of Le Sueur County, on its way to discharge into the Mississippi. The terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The soil is rich and black. The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point near the midpoint of its east border, at 1,145 ft ASL. The county has an area of 474 sqmi, of which 449 sqmi is land and 25 sqmi (5.3%) is water. Le Sueur is one of seven Minnesota savanna region counties where no forest soils exist and one of 17 counties where savanna soils dominate.

Lakes
The following lakes are partially or completely within Le Sueur County:

 * Borer Lake
 * Bossuot Lake
 * Clear Lake
 * Decker Lake
 * Diamond Lake
 * Dietz Lake
 * Dog Lake
 * Dora Lake
 * Eggert Lake
 * Ely Lake
 * Emily Lake
 * Fish Lake
 * German Lake
 * Goldsmith Lake
 * Goose Lake (Cordova Township)
 * Goose Lake (Waterville Township)
 * Gorman Lake
 * Greenleaf Lake
 * Harkridge Lake
 * Horseshoe Lake (part)
 * Huoy Lake
 * Lake Emily
 * Lake Frances
 * Lake Henry
 * Lake Jefferson
 * Lake Mabel
 * Lake Pepin
 * Lake Sanborn
 * Lake Tustin
 * Lake Volney
 * Lake Washington
 * Mareks Lake
 * Mary Lake
 * Mud Lake (Cordova Township)
 * Mud Lake (Lanesburgh Township)
 * Mud Lake (Lexington Township)
 * North Goldsmith Lake
 * Perch Lake
 * Rays Lake
 * Rice Lake
 * Roemhildts Lake
 * Round Lake
 * Sabre Lake
 * Sakatah Lake (part)
 * Sanborn Lake
 * Sasse Lake
 * Savidge Lake
 * School Lake
 * Scotch Lake
 * Shanghai Lake
 * Sheas Lake
 * Silver Lake (Cleveland Township)
 * Silver Lake (Elysian Township)
 * Sleepy Eye Lake
 * Steele Lake
 * Sunfish Lake
 * Tetonka Lake (headwaters of Cannon River)
 * Thomas Lake
 * Tyler Lake

Protected areas
The following protected areas are within Le Sueur County:

 * Bardel State Wildlife Management Area
 * Chadderdon State Wildlife Management Area
 * Chamberlain Woods Scientific and Natural Area
 * Diamond Lake State Wildlife Management Area
 * Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (part)
 * Ottawa State Wildlife Management Area
 * Paddy Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
 * Saint Thomas State Wildlife Management Area
 * Sakatah Lake State Park (part)
 * Seven Mile Creek State Park (part)
 * Shanghai State Wildlife Area
 * Sheas Lake State Wildlife Area

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] US Highway 169
 * [[Image:MN-13.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 13
 * [[Image:MN-19.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 19
 * [[Image:MN-21.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 21
 * [[Image:MN-22.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 22
 * [[Image:MN-60.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 60
 * [[Image:MN-93.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 93
 * [[Image:MN-99.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 99
 * List of county roads

Adjacent counties

 * Scott County - north
 * Rice County - east
 * Waseca County - south
 * Blue Earth County - southwest
 * Nicollet County - west
 * Sibley County - northwest

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, the county had 25,426 people, 9,630 households, and 6,923 families. The population density was 56.6 /mi2. There were 10,858 housing units at an average density of 24.2 /mi2. The county's racial makeup was 96.56% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.02% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 3.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.9% were of German, 9.0% Czech, 9.0% Norwegian and 8.2% Irish ancestry. 94.0% spoke English, 3.5% Spanish and 1.7% Czech as their first language.

There were 9,630 households, of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

27.40% of the county's population was under age 18, 7.50% was from age 18 to 24, 27.80% was from age 25 to 44, 23.20% was from age 45 to 64, and 14.10% were age 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

The country's median household income was $45,933, and the median family income was $53,000. Males had a median income of $34,196 versus $24,214 for females. The county's per capita income was $20,151. About 4.80% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Cleveland
 * Elysian (partial)
 * Heidelberg
 * Kasota
 * Le Center (county seat)
 * Le Sueur (partial)
 * Kilkenny
 * Mankato (partial)
 * Montgomery
 * New Prague (partial)
 * Waterville

Unincorporated communities

 * Cordova
 * Greenland
 * Henderson Station
 * Lexington
 * Marysburg (partial)
 * Ottawa
 * St. Henry
 * St. Thomas
 * Union Hill (partial)

Former communities

 * Okaman

Townships

 * Cleveland Township
 * Cordova Township
 * Derrynane Township
 * Elysian Township
 * Kasota Township
 * Kilkenny Township
 * Lanesburgh Township
 * Lexington Township
 * Montgomery Township
 * Ottawa Township
 * Sharon Township
 * Tyrone Township
 * Washington Township
 * Waterville Township

Politics
Le Sueur County residents usually vote Republican. In 78% of national elections since 1980, the county selected the Republican Party candidate (as of 2020).

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Burning Springs

In general, "burning spring(s)" refers to any water-fed spring that percolates natural gas that may be set afire.

Burning Springs may refer to:

United States

 * Burning Springs, Kentucky
 * Burning Springs, West Virginia
 * Springs in the town of Bristol, New York visited by explorers Robert de La Salle and René de Bréhant de Galinée in 1669

Azerbaijan

 * The Yanar Bulaq (burning springs) on Yanar Dag (Fire Mountain)

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Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Lake of the Woods County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,763, making it the second-least populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Baudette.

The county contains the Northwest Angle, the northernmost point of the Lower 48 States, and the U.S. portion of Lake of the Woods, shared with Canada. The county also includes the exclave of Elm Point. Since Alaska has no counties, Lake of the Woods is the northernmost county in the United States. It is also the only county in the United States with four words in its name, although there is a parish in Louisiana called St. John the Baptist Parish, and the United States Census Bureau treats parishes as county equivalents for census purposes.

History
Lake of the Woods County was named for the lake that covers a large portion of it. Jacques de Noyon, a Frenchman who came from Trois Rivières, Quebec, explored the area in 1688 and was the first European to see the lake. He named it Lac aux Îles, "Lake of the Islands".

In 1885 the region got its first settler, Wilhelm Zippel, a German immigrant and fisherman. He settled on the lake's south shore in a place now called Zippel Bay. Shortly after, Alonzo Wheeler settled on the lake's southwest side at a place now called Wheeler's Point.

A wildfire, known as the Baudette fire of 1910, broke out in October of that year, burning 300000 acre and destroying the towns of Spooner, Baudette, Graceton, Pitt, Williams, and Cedar Spur.

Lake of the Woods County's government was organized on January 1, 1923, with Baudette as the county seat. It is Minnesota's newest county; county voters approved separating the northern townships of Beltrami County into a separate unit on November 28, 1922.

Geography
Lake of the Woods County lies on Minnesota's border with Canada across the Rainy River, which flows northwest along the border to discharge into Lake of the Woods; its northwest border abuts Manitoba. The northern part of the county (the Northwest Angle) is separated from the rest of the county by the lake and thus has no land contact with the rest of the United States, making the Northwest Angle an exclave. Land access to that part of the county is through Manitoba. Access by water or ice routes is possible. The Rapid River flows northeast through the southeastern part of the county to its discharge point into the Rainy River, near the county's northeast corner.

Lake of the Woods County's terrain consists of low rolling hills, partly wooded, devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and north. Its highest point is a small protuberance 1 mi west of Norris Camp, at 1,316 ft ASL. The county has an area of 1775 sqmi, of which 1298 sqmi is land and 477 sqmi (27%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:MN-11.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 11
 * [[Image:MN-72.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 72
 * [[Image:MN-172.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 172

Adjacent counties and districts

 * Kenora District, Ontario - northeast
 * Rainy River District, Ontario - northeast
 * Koochiching County - southeast
 * Beltrami County - south
 * Roseau County - west
 * Rural Municipality of Piney, Manitoba - west
 * Buffalo Point, Manitoba - west

Protected areas

 * Beltrami Island State Forest (part)
 * Garden Island State Recreation Area
 * Mulligan Lake Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
 * Norris Camp Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
 * Pine Island State Forest (part)
 * Red Lake Peatland Scientific and Natural Area (part)
 * Winter Road Lakes Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
 * Zippel Bay State Park

Lakes

 * Browns Lake
 * Lake of the Woods
 * Lost Lake
 * Winter Road Lake

2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 3,763 people and 1,522 households in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 93.3% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 4.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos were 1.5% of the population. The most common ancestries were German (26.3%), Norwegian (18.2%), and Swedish (10.2%). 99.0% of residents were born in the United States, and 98.8% spoken only English at home.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,522 people, 1,903 households, and 1,267 families in the county. The population density was 3.48 /mi2. There were 3,238 housing units at an average density of 2.49 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.21% White/Caucasian, 0.29% Black/African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 26.2% were of Norwegian, 22.3% German, 8.9% Swedish, 5.8% American and 5.0% English ancestry.

There were 1,903 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 5.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.

The county population contained 24.70% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,861, and the median income for a family was $38,936. Males had a median income of $30,469 versus $24,813 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,976. About 6.70% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Baudette (county seat)
 * Roosevelt (partly in Roseau County)
 * Williams

Census-designated place

 * Angle Inlet

Unincorporated communities

 * Arnesen
 * Birch Beach
 * Carp
 * Clementson
 * Faunce
 * Graceton
 * Hackett
 * Long Point
 * Lude
 * Oak Island
 * Penasse
 * Pitt
 * Sandy Shores
 * Wheeler's Point

Townships
Although all the townships are named, as of 2001, there are no township governments. All the townships are officially part of unorganized territory.

 * Angle Township
 * Baudette Township
 * Beaver Dam Township
 * Boone Township
 * Chilgren Township
 * Cloverdale Township
 * Eugene Township
 * Forest Area Township
 * Gudrid Township
 * Hiwood Township
 * Kiel Township
 * Lakewood Township
 * McDougald Township
 * Meadowland Township
 * Myhre Township
 * Norris Township
 * Noyes Township
 * Park Township
 * Pioneer Township
 * Potamo Township
 * Prosper Township
 * Rapid River Township
 * Rulien Township
 * Spooner Township
 * Swiftwater Township
 * Township 157-30
 * Township 158-30
 * Victory Township
 * Wabanica Township
 * Walhalla Township
 * Wheeler Township
 * Zippel Township

Government and politics
Lake of the Woods County favored Democrats in every election from 1932 to 1976, typically by large margins, with the exception of the 1972 landslide victory of Richard Nixon. Beginning in 1980, the county has voted Republican in every election except for 1992 and 1996, both wins by Bill Clinton, who won by less than 4% in the county and failed to obtain a majority of the vote both times thanks in part due to the strong third-party performance of Ross Perot. With the exception of the landslide wins of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, no candidate of any party has won over 65% of the vote in Lake of the Woods County from its founding through 2012. That changed in 2016, when Donald Trump received over 68% of the county's vote, and he increased his vote share to over 70% in 2020, by far the two best performances by a Republican in the county's history.

title: Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota


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Lake County, Minnesota

Lake County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,905. Its county seat is Two Harbors.

History
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the area had long been inhabited by Native American groups. At the time of European contact, the principal Native American groups in the region were the Dakota (Sioux) and Ojibwe (also called Anishinabe or Chippewa). The economy of these groups was based on hunting, fishing and gathering, with wild rice being of particular importance. The first Europeans to explore the area were the French in the late 17th century who were followed by trappers, fur traders, missionaries, and explorers.

The Wisconsin Territory was established by the Federal Government effective July 3, 1836, and existed until its eastern portion was granted statehood (as Wisconsin) in 1848. Therefore, the Federal Government set up the Minnesota Territory effective March 3, 1849. The newly organized territorial legislature created nine counties across the territory in October of that year. One of those original counties, Itasca, had its eastern section partitioned off on February 20, 1855, into two new counties: the western part was designated Newton and the eastern part was named Superior County. The territorial legislature returned to the matter on March 3, changing Superior County to Saint Louis County. Then on March 1, 1856, the county name was again changed, to Lake County, and the "Saint Louis County" name was given to the previous Newton County. With the new name came the designation of county seat at Beaver Bay, which had first been platted in 1856. The county's boundaries were altered in 1874, when its eastern part was partitioned off to create Cook County.

In 1868, iron ore was discovered on the Vermilion Range by George Stuntz. A spur of the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad was extended to the Lake Superior shore, and a settlement quickly sprang up at the terminus. This settlement was incorporated as a village (Two Harbors) on March 9, 1888, and that same year a vote was taken to transfer the county seat from Beaver Bay to Two Harbors (1888).

Commercial fishing on Lake Superior became important during the late 1880s, spurred by the arrival of Swedish and Norwegian immigrants to the North Shore. In 1890, the Merritt brothers discovered the Mesabi Range. The Two Harbors Lighthouse was built on Agate Bay in 1892. Ten years later, five Two Harbors businessmen signed the articles of incorporation for a new mining company named 3M. Today, 3M Corporation has over 70,000 employees worldwide and produces more than 50,000 adhesive household products, now has its headquarters in Saint Paul.

In 1906, the Court House, which stands to this day, was built. In 1907, one of the nation's first steel ore docks was built in Two Harbors. In 1944, one of the first HMOs in the United States was created in Lake County to serve railroad employees. A second iron ore boom took place in the 1950s with the development of the taconite beneficiation process for turning lean, low-grade iron ore into a shippable product.

In 2021, the Greenwood Fire burned over 10,500 acres of the county southwest of Isabella, beginning near Greenwood Lake.

Geography
Lake County lies on the north side of Minnesota. Its north border abuts the south border of the province of Ontario, Canada, and its south border is formed by Lake Superior. However, the Canadian border is inaccessible from Lake County due to the heavily wooded terrain of the Superior National Forest and rugged terrain in the northern part of the county. Its terrain consists of rolling mountains and hills, heavily wooded, and dotted with lakes and ponds; which makes any border crossing to Canada from the county impossible, but the Canadian border can be accessed through Grand Portage, International Falls or Baudette. The terrain slopes both ways from a crestline that runs from its northeast line to its southwest line; the county's highest point is Stony Tower Hill at 2,301' ASL. The county has a total area of 2991 sqmi, of which 2109 sqmi is land and 881 sqmi (29%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in Minnesota by area.

Lake County is located in the Arrowhead Region of Northeastern Minnesota.

Major highways

 * [[Image:MN-1.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 1
 * [[Image:MN-61.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 61
 * [[Image:MN-169.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 169
 * List of county roads

Adjacent counties

 * Rainy River District, Ontario - north
 * Cook County - east
 * St. Louis County - west
 * Ashland County, Wisconsin - southeast (across Lake Superior)
 * Bayfield County, Wisconsin - south (across Lake Superior)
 * Douglas County, Wisconsin - south (across Lake Superior)
 * Saint Louis County - west

Protected areas

 * Finland State Forest
 * George H. Crosby Manitou State Park
 * Gooseberry Falls State Park
 * Sand Lake Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
 * Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
 * Superior National Forest (part)
 * Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (part)
 * Tettegouche State Park

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,058 people, 4,646 households, and 3,140 families in the county. The population density was 5.24 /mi2. There were 6,840 housing units at an average density of 3.24 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.99% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.3% were of Norwegian, 17.8% German, 14.3% Swedish, 8.4% Finnish, 6.3% Irish and 5.4% English ancestry.

There were 4,646 households, out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.

The county population contained 22.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,402, and the median income for a family was $46,980. Males had a median income of $39,719 versus $26,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,761. About 5.50% of families and 7.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.40% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics
Lake County has a historic Democratic/Labor lean. It was the top county for Socialist Party of America candidate Eugene V. Debs in 1908, 1912, and 1920. The last Republican to carry the county was Herbert Hoover in his failed run for re-election in 1932 against Franklin D. Roosevelt, although in the 1932 election Socialist Norman Thomas received 19.32% of the county's vote, one of the highest percentages in the country. Ironically, Lake County was the only county in Minnesota to vote for Hoover in 1932, despite going on to give Roosevelt his largest percentage in the state in 1936 and continuing to vote staunchly Democratic through 2012. However, in recent elections, the county has become more competitive. In 2016, while Lake County was the whitest county in the entire country to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump, Clinton became the first and only Democrat to fail to obtain a majority of the county’s vote since 1932. Furthermore, Trump got the highest percentage of the vote of any Republican since 1928, and went on to further increase his vote share in 2020 and held Joe Biden to under 51% of the county's vote. Trump came within 145 votes of winning Lake County in 2016 and came within 254 votes of winning it in 2020, becoming the only Republican since 1932 to even come within 1,000 votes of winning the county.

Cities

 * Beaver Bay
 * Silver Bay
 * Two Harbors (county seat)

Census-designated place

 * Finland

Unincorporated communities

 * Alger
 * Castle Danger
 * Cramer
 * East Beaver Bay
 * Highland (Marcy)
 * Illgen City
 * Isabella
 * Knife River
 * Larsmont
 * Lax Lake
 * Little Marais
 * McNair
 * Murphy City
 * Sawbill Landing
 * Section Thirty
 * Silver Creek
 * Stewart
 * Toimi
 * Waldo
 * Wales

Ghost towns

 * Avon
 * Avoy
 * Beaver
 * Britton
 * Buell
 * Case
 * Clark
 * Crystal
 * Darby Junction
 * Drummond
 * Eclfo
 * Emetta
 * Fernburg Tower
 * Forest Center
 * Freedom
 * Green
 * Greenwood Junction
 * Howlett
 * Jordan
 * Kent
 * London
 * Malmota (Marmata)
 * Maple
 * Marble Lake
 * Moose
 * Morris
 * Murfin
 * Nigadoo
 * Norshore Junction
 * North Branch
 * Riblet
 * Scott Junction
 * Silver
 * Splitrock
 * Stafford
 * Summit
 * Swift
 * Thomas
 * Wanless
 * Westover
 * Whyte
 * Wolf
 * York

Townships

 * Beaver Bay Township
 * Crystal Bay Township
 * Fall Lake Township
 * Silver Creek Township
 * Stony River Township

Unorganized territories

 * Lake No. 1
 * Lake No. 2

title: Lake County, Minnesota


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Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Lac qui Parle County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,719. Its county seat is Madison. The largest city in the county is Dawson.

History
The name of the county is a French translation of the Dakota name, "Mde Lyedan," meaning "lake that speaks."

In 1862 the Minnesota legislature authorized creation of a county to be called Lac qui Parle on an area north of the Minnesota River. However, that initiative was not approved by the local voters affected, so the proposed county did not come into existence. Nine years later (March 6, 1871) the legislature authorized creation of the present Lac qui Parle County, south of the Minnesota River, and it was approved by local voters. The county seat was established at Lac qui Parle village.

In 1884 a settlement was platted at the railway stop in Madison Township (named for Madison, Wisconsin). The settlement, also named Madison, was incorporated in 1885, and in 1889 the county government was moved from Lac qui Parle village to this new town, which incorporated as a city in 1902.

In 1886, a county-wide election chose Madison as the county seat. 150 men and 40 teams of horses rode to Lac qui Parle village, where the town hall was at the time, and dragged the building to Madison.

A new county courthouse was built in Madison in 1899, and in 1903 the Madison City Hall was completed. A total of four fires swept the city's main area during the early years of the twentieth century, resulting in most wood structures in the area being replaced with brick buildings.

A March 2011 study by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranked this as Minnesota's healthiest county.

The county reached its peak population of 15,554 in 1920. However, the county seat continued its population growth until 1960, when 2,380 residents were counted.

Geography
Lac qui Parle County is on the west side of Minnesota. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of South Dakota. The Minnesota River flows southeastward along the county's NE border, creating Marsh Lake and Lac qui Parle Reservoir The Minnesota River flow is augmented by Yellow Bank River near the county's north corner, and by Lac qui Parle River near the county's east border. The south fork of the Yellow Bank flows northward through the west portion of the county, and meets the north fork of the Yellow Bank in the north end of the county; the combined flow discharges into the Minnesota at the county's NE border. The Lac qui Parle flows eastward through the lower portion of the county, discharging into the Minnesota near the community of Lac qui Parle.

The county terrain consists of rolling hills, knolls and short bluffs near the west end, running to a steep bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley on its east border. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point near its SW corner, at 1,404 ft ASL. The county has a total area of 778 sqmi, of which 765 sqmi is land and 13 sqmi (1.7%) is water.

The county's northern boundary is defined by the Minnesota River. Two tributaries, the Lac qui Parle River and the Yellow Bank River, flow through the county to discharge into the Minnesota.

Salt Lake is found the county's western border. The lake is the only alkaline lake in Minnesota. Salt Lake is a popular bird watching location because it is home to 145 species of birds that are not found other places in the area. Rare plants and insects have also been known to inhabit the region.

Lakes

 * Bolland Slough
 * Case Lake
 * Flinks Slough (part)
 * Kibler Lake
 * Lac qui Parle (adjacent to county)
 * Marsh Lake (adjacent to county)
 * Mud Lake
 * Pegg Lake
 * Salt Lake (part)
 * Swanson Lake

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 59
 * [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 75
 * [[Image:US 212 (MN).svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 212
 * [[Image:MN-40.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 40
 * [[Image:MN-119.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 119

Adjacent counties

 * Big Stone County - north
 * Swift County - northeast
 * Chippewa County - east
 * Yellow Medicine County - south
 * Deuel County, South Dakota - southwest
 * Grant County, South Dakota - northwest

Protected areas

 * Acton Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
 * Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (part)
 * Borchardt-Rosin State Wildlife Management Area
 * Church State Wildlife Management Area
 * De Vorak State Wildlife Management Area
 * Flinks State Wildlife Management Area
 * Haydenville State Wildlife Management Area
 * Kemen State Wildlife Management Area
 * Kibler Scientific and Natural Area
 * Lac qui Parle State Park
 * Medicine Pipe State Wildlife Management Area
 * Plantation State Wildlife Management Area
 * Providence State Wildlife Management Area
 * Sweetwater State Wildlife Management Area
 * Wild Wings Baxter State Wildlife Management Area
 * Yellow Bank Hills Scientific and Natural Area

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,067 people, 3,316 households, and 2,225 families in the county. The population density was 10.5 /mi2. There were 3,774 housing units at an average density of 4.93 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 98.85% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.6% were of Norwegian and 35.2% German ancestry.

There were 3,316 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 4.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.

The county population contained 24.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,626, and the median income for a family was $41,556. Males had a median income of $27,939 versus $19,681 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,399. About 5.60% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.80% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Bellingham
 * Boyd
 * Dawson
 * Louisburg
 * Madison (county seat)
 * Marietta
 * Nassau

Unincorporated communities

 * Cerro Gordo
 * Haydenville
 * Lac qui Parle
 * Providence
 * Rosen

Townships

 * Agassiz Township
 * Arena Township
 * Augusta Township
 * Baxter Township
 * Camp Release Township
 * Cerro Gordo Township
 * Freeland Township
 * Garfield Township
 * Hamlin Township
 * Hantho Township
 * Lac qui Parle Township
 * Lake Shore Township
 * Madison Township
 * Manfred Township
 * Maxwell Township
 * Mehurin Township
 * Perry Township
 * Providence Township
 * Riverside Township
 * Ten Mile Lake Township
 * Walter Township
 * Yellow Bank Township

Extinct town

 * Williamsburg

Key staff
Lac qui Parle County's normal operations are coordinated by the County Administrator Jake Sieg along with County Department Heads.

Law enforcement
The current Sheriff of Lac qui Parle County is Allen Anderson, who became sheriff in 2017 upon the resignation of former Sheriff Lou Sager. Anderson won the 2018 election. The City of Dawson Chief of Police is Andrew Stock.

Politics
From the county's founding until 1956, Lac qui Parle County voted Republican, typically by large margins, in all but four elections, in 1912 when former Republican Theodore Roosevelt won as the Progressive candidate, in the two landslide victories for Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936, and for Democrat Harry S. Truman in the close 1948 election. From 1960 to 2012, however, Lac qui Parle County voted Democrat in every election except for the two landslide wins for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984. Beginning in 2016, the county has transitioned to being Republican once again, as Donald Trump won by over 25%, the best margin for any party since 1964 in the county. He increased his margin of victory to nearly 27% in 2020, and obtained over 62% of the vote, becoming the first candidate of any party to receive at least 60% of the vote since Jimmy Carter in 1976 (with native Minnesotan Walter Mondale as his running mate), and the first Republican to win at least 60% of the county's vote since Warren G. Harding a century earlier.

Education
School districts include:
 * Canby Public School District
 * Dawson-Boyd Public School District
 * Lac qui Parle Valley School District
 * Montevideo Public School District
 * Ortonville Public Schools
 * Yellow Medicine East School District

title: Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota


text:
Koochiching County, Minnesota

Koochiching County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,062. Its county seat is International Falls. A portion of the Bois Forte Indian Reservation is in the county. A small part of Voyageurs National Park extends into its boundary, with Lake of the Woods County to its northwest.

History
About 10,000 years ago almost 90% of Koochiching County was covered by Lake Agassiz. When it receded it left low areas of decayed vegetation (muskeg); as a result, three-quarters of northern Koochiching are underlain with 2 to 50 feet of peat.

The name "Koochiching" comes from either the Ojibwe word Gojijiing or Cree Kocicīhk (recorded in some documents as "Ouchichiq"), both meaning "at the place of inlets," referring to the neighboring Rainy Lake and River. Reverend J.A. Gilfillan recorded their meaning, "according to some, Neighbor lake, according to others a lake somewhere," possibly referring to the neighbouring Rainy Lake and to Lake Couchiching located in southern Ontario. Early European (French) inhabitants gave the names Lac à la Pluie (Rainy Lake) and Rivière à la Pluie (Rainy River) to the nearby bodies of water because of the mist-like rain present at the falls of Rainy River and then to the settlement that became known as International Falls.

European settlers in Koochiching County were of many occupations. They were explorers, traders, homesteaders, and lumberjacks. They also were teachers, preachers, merchants, engineers, and builders of industry. Settlers came at the beginning of the 1900s and suffered through isolation, illness, harsh weather, and poverty. They built schools, churches, and good roads.

Koochiching County is the second largest county in area next to Saint Louis County. It is also one of the youngest counties in the state having been created in 1906 after it was separated from Itasca County.

Geography
Koochiching County lies on the northern edge of Minnesota. Its northern border abuts the south border of Canada (across the Rainy River). The Rainy River flows west-northwestward along its north border, being fed by several rivers which drain from the county into the Rainy: Rat Root River drains the east central part of the county; Little Fork River flows northward through the eastern part of the county; Big Fork River flows northward through the east-central part of the county; Black River flows northward through the central part of the county; Rapid River and East Fork Rapid River flow north-northwestward through the western part of the county, joining in the northwestern part of the county shortly before exiting the county's west line to discharge into the Rainy, just west of the county's northwestern corner.

The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, with swampy areas where Lake Agassiz basin was deepest. There are also deposits of peat from 1½ to 50 feet in the low areas. The fairly level soil is broken by ledges of precambrian rock. Bedrock in the area includes Ely greenstone and greenstone schists that are said to be among the oldest on the planet. The terrain slopes to the north, with its highest point on the western part of its southern border at 1,515 ft ASL. The county has a total area of 3154 sqmi, of which 3104 sqmi is land and 50 sqmi (1.6%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Minnesota by land area and third-largest by total area.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 53.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 53
 * [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 71
 * [[Image:MN-1.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 1
 * [[Image:MN-6.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 6
 * [[Image:MN-11.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 11
 * [[Image:MN-46.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 46
 * [[Image:MN-65.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 65
 * [[Image:MN-217.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 217

Adjacent counties

 * Rainy River District, Ontario - north
 * Saint Louis County - east
 * Itasca County - south
 * Beltrami County - southwest
 * Lake of the Woods County - northwest

Protected areas

 * East Rat Root River Scientific and Natural Area
 * Lost River Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
 * Myrtle Lake Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
 * Pine Island State Forest
 * Smoky Bear State Forest
 * South Black River Peatland Scientific and Natural Area
 * Superior National Forest (part)
 * Voyageurs National Park (part)

Lakes

 * Bartlett Lake
 * Battle Lake
 * Cameron Lake
 * Clear Lake
 * Dark Lake
 * Franklin Lake
 * Larson Lake
 * Little Constance Lake
 * Little Lake
 * Lost Lake
 * Moose Lake
 * Myrtle Lake
 * Nett Lake (part)
 * Pine Lake
 * Pocquette Lake
 * Rainy Lake (part)
 * Rat Root Lake
 * Seretha Lake
 * Silversack Lake
 * Teufer Lake

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,355 people, 6,040 households, and 3,962 families in the county. The population density was 4.62 /mi2. There were 7,719 housing units at an average density of 2.49 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.12% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 2.15% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21.2% were of Norwegian, 19.8% German, 12.3% Swedish and 7.0% Irish ancestry.

There were 6,040 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 30.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.88.

The county population contained 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,262, and the median income for a family was $43,608. Males had a median income of $40,642 versus $22,261 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,167. About 8.40% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics
From 1932 through 1996, Koochiching County voters tended Democratic, selecting the Democratic nominee in every election save Nixon's 1972 landslide. In 2000, George W. Bush became the first Republican to carry the county since 1972, despite narrowly losing the overall national popular vote. It returned to the Democratic column in the subsequent three elections, although none of the Democratic nominees in those three elections managed as high a vote share as Mondale in 1984 or Dukakis in 1988. In 2016, Donald Trump became the second Republican since 1972 to carry the county, and carried it again in 2020, with an increased majority—the first time the county has ever voted Republican two elections in a row.

Communities
Koochiching County is one of two counties in Minnesota that have no organized civil township governments within the county (the other is neighboring Lake of the Woods County), due to legislative action taken by the county to absorb existing township governments. Survey townships, as defined by the Public Land Survey System exist but are not organized. Six city governments have been created, and the rest of the county consists of unorganized territories and unincorporated communities.

Cities

 * Big Falls
 * International Falls (county seat; named Koochiching until January 1, 1903)
 * Littlefork
 * Mizpah
 * Northome
 * Ranier
 * South International Falls (part of International Falls since 1987)

Unorganized territories

 * East Koochiching
 * Nett Lake
 * Northome
 * Northwest Koochiching
 * Rainy Lake
 * South Koochiching

Census-designated place

 * Nett Lake (part)

Other unincorporated communities

 * Birchdale
 * Bramble
 * Central
 * Craigville
 * Ericsburg
 * Forest Grove
 * Frontier
 * Gates Corner
 * Gemmell
 * Grand Falls
 * Indus
 * Island View
 * Jameson
 * Laurel
 * Lindford
 * Loman
 * Manitou
 * Margie
 * Nakoda
 * Pelland
 * Pinetop
 * Rauch
 * Ray
 * Silverdale
 * Wildwood

Ghost towns

 * Border
 * Fairland
 * Falls Junction
 * Rainy Lake City
 * Ridge
 * The Pines
 * Wayland

In popular culture
Koochiching County is the location of the fictional town of Frostbite Falls, the home of the animated characters Rocky and Bullwinkle. Frostbite Falls was probably named in honor of International Falls, since International Falls is often referred to as the nation's icebox.

title: Koochiching County, Minnesota


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Kittson County, Minnesota

Kittson County is a county in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Minnesota along the Canada–US border, south of the Canadian province of Manitoba. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,207. Its county seat is Hallock.

History
Evidence of occupation dating back 1800 years has been confirmed through archaeological expeditions done in the 1930s and 1970s around the burial mounds on the sand ridges in the eastern part of the county, which date to the Woodland Period. Evidence has been found that the Laurel, Arvilla, St. Croix, and Blackduck complexes were the area's early occupants. About 400 years ago, the Cree, Assiniboine, Sioux and Ojibway inhabited the county.

The early explorers of the region were fur traders. Pembina, North Dakota's oldest settlement, across the Red River from Kittson County, dates from 1797, when the first trading post was established by Charles Baptiste Chaboillez of the Northwest Fur Company. The Hudson Bay and American Fur Companies were also in Pembina as the fur trading industry increased. The fur traders and voyageurs traveled on the eastern side of the Red. Alexander Henry the younger, who erected a fort for the North West Company in Pembina, is thought to be the first white man to test agriculture in the valley. Joe Rolette, who started a fur post for the American Fur Company in Pembina, and Norman W. Kittson (for whom the county is named), were two early entrepreneurs who opened this area by developing the Red River Ox Cart trails and broadening the use of oxcarts. The need for oxcarts diminished as steamboats became the new mode for transporting furs and supplies. The railroad eventually replaced the steamboats.

Pembina County was one of five large counties the Minnesota Territory legislature established on October 27, 1849. It was not organized at that time. On March 9, 1878, the legislature renamed Pembina County Kittson County. On February 25, 1879, Kittson County was divided, creating Marshall County. The county seat, Hallock, was organized in 1880. Kittson County was further diminished in 1894 when Roseau County was partitioned off. Kittson County has retained its present boundaries since 1894.

St. Vincent, which is directly across the Red River from Pembina, was incorporated in 1857, just before statehood. In 1878, the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line reached St. Vincent and opened the area to settlement. With the railroad coming through, settlers began arriving to stake their claims. Many of the earliest settlers in what became Pembina and St. Vincent were Métis, going back to the late 18th century. The railway extended through the western part of the county, with Donaldson, Kennedy, Hallock, Northcote, Humboldt and St. Vincent along the line. The eastern part of the county was settled in the early 1900s. The Soo Line railroad was completed in 1904 and the communities of Karlstad, Halma, Bronson, Lancaster, Orleans and Noyes were established. Scandinavians, Ukrainians, Polish, Scottish, Irish, English, Germans, French Canadians, Canadian Gaelic speakers from New Brunswick, and Métis all contributed to the county's melting pot.

Once home to over 10,000 people, the county population declined below 5,000 in 2006.

Historic sites
Three sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places: the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, in Caribou Township; the burial mounds known as the "Lake Bronson Site", in Norway and Percy Townships; and the Lake Bronson State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources, which include an observation tower and several buildings. Lake Bronson State Park also has interpretive sites for the tower, a pioneer cemetery and the WPA camp.

Geography
Kittson County is in Minnesota's northwest corner, on the borders of North Dakota and Canada. The Red River flows north along the county's western border. The South Fork of Two Rivers flows east through the central part of the county on its way to discharge into the Red; it meets the Middle Fork at Hallock, and the combined flow meets the North Fork a few miles east of the Red. The Joe River flows northwest out of the county into Canada, to discharge into the Red a few miles past the international border.

The county's terrain consists of low rolling hills, devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the north and west, with its highest point near the southeast corner at 1,079 ft ASL. The county has an area of 1104 sqmi, of which 1099 sqmi is land and 4.8 sqmi (0.4%) is water.

Kittson County was once part of glacial Lake Agassiz. Evidence of this prehistoric lake can still be seen in the county's topography. Remnants of McCauleyville Beach can be found in the eastern part of the county, an area of sandy soil and sand ridges. Other evidence of the glacier and Lake Agassiz is the approximately 140' drop in elevation from the eastern part of the county to the western part, near the Red River Valley, with its proliferation of black rich soil. Lake Bronson is a manmade reservoir, completed in 1937.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 59
 * [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 75
 * [[Image:MN-11.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 11
 * [[Image:MN-171.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 171
 * [[Image:MN-175.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 175
 * [[Image:MN-220.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 220

Adjacent counties and rural municipalities

 * Town of Emerson, Manitoba (north)
 * Rural Municipality of Franklin, Manitoba (north)
 * Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, Manitoba (north)
 * Roseau County, Minnesota (east)
 * Marshall County, Minnesota (south)
 * Walsh County, North Dakota (southwest)
 * Pembina County, North Dakota (west)

Protected areas

 * Beaches State Wildlife Management Area
 * Lake Bronson Parklands Scientific and Natural Area
 * Lake Bronson State Park

Lakes

 * Lake Bronson
 * Lake Stella
 * Twin Lakes

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,285 people, 2,167 households, and 1,447 families in the county. The population density was 4.81 /mi2. There were 2,719 housing units at an average density of 2.47 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 98.09% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 30.1% were of Norwegian, 25.7% Swedish, 13.7% German and 6.6% Polish ancestry. Kittson County had the highest percentage of Swedish speakers of any county in the United States.

There were 2,167 households, of which 29.2% had children under age 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.

The county population contained 25.1% under age 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,515, and the median income for a family was $40,072. Males had a median income of $30,240 versus $21,320 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,525. About 8.0% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under 18 and 10.4% of those 65 or older.

Cities

 * Donaldson
 * Hallock (county seat)
 * Halma
 * Humboldt
 * Karlstad
 * Kennedy
 * Lake Bronson (named "Bronson" until 1939)
 * Lancaster
 * St. Vincent

Unincorporated communities

 * Caribou
 * Northcote
 * Noyes
 * Orleans
 * Robbin

Ghost town

 * Pelan

Townships

 * Arveson Township
 * Cannon Township
 * Caribou Township
 * Clow Township
 * Davis Township
 * Deerwood Township
 * Granville Township
 * Hallock Township
 * Hampden Township
 * Hazelton Township
 * Hill Township
 * Jupiter Township
 * Norway Township
 * Pelan Township
 * Percy Township
 * Poppleton Township
 * Richardville Township
 * St. Joseph Township
 * St. Vincent Township
 * Skane Township
 * South Red River Township
 * Spring Brook Township
 * Svea Township
 * Tegner Township
 * Teien Township
 * Thompson Township

Unorganized territories

 * East Kittson
 * McKinley
 * North Red River

Politics
Kittson County has been a swing county for several decades, tending to vote Democratic. As of 2020, the county has selected the Democratic nominee in 60% of presidential elections since 1980.

title: Kittson County, Minnesota


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Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

Kandiyohi County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, its population is 43,732. As of November 20, 1871, its county seat is Willmar.

Kandiyohi County comprises the US Census Bureau's "Willmar, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area".

History
Kandiyohi County is named for a Dakota word meaning "where the buffalo fish come". (kandi’ - the buffalo fish + oh-hi’-yu - v. of hiyu - to come through). It was organized on March 20, 1858, with Kandiyohi established as the county seat in 1870 (it was then called Kandiyohi Station, as it was merely a stop on the railroad line). The original county occupied only the southern half of its current area. Development was slow, and in 1870 the state legislature called for Monongalia County to merge with Kandiyohi. It took until November 21, 1871, to agree on the centrally located Willmar as the county seat.

Geography
The terrain of Kandiyohi County consists of rolling hills, partly wooded, mostly devoted to agriculture. The territory slopes to the south and west, with the highest point near its northeastern corner, at 1,306 ft ASL. The county has a total area of 862 sqmi, of which 797 sqmi are land and 66 sqmi (7.6%) are covered by water. Kandiyohi County is one of seven southern Minnesota counties that have no forest soils; only prairie ecosystems of savannas and prairies exist.

Lakes
There are nearly 70 named lakes in the county. Among these include:

 * Big Kandiyohi Lake
 * Green Lake
 * Little Kandiyohi Lake
 * Long Lake (Dovre Township)
 * Long Lake: (Irving and Roseville townships)
 * Nest Lake
 * Swan Lake (Colfax and Lake Andrew townships)
 * Swan Lake: (Dovre and Willmar townships)
 * Swan Lake: (Kandiyohi Township)
 * Swan Lake: (Mamre Township)
 * Woodcock Lake (Green Lake Township)
 * Woodcock Lake: (New London and Green Lake townships)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 12.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 12
 * [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 71
 * [[Image:MN-4.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 4
 * [[Image:MN-7.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 7
 * [[Image:MN-9.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 9
 * [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 23
 * [[Image:MN-40.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 40
 * [[Image:MN-55.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 55
 * [[Image:MN-104.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 104
 * [[Image:MN-55.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 55
 * [[Image:MN-104.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 104

Adjacent counties

 * Stearns County (north)
 * Meeker County (east)
 * Renville County (south)
 * Chippewa County (southwest)
 * Swift County (west)
 * Pope County (northwest)

Protected areas

 * Burbank State Wildlife Management Area
 * Dietrich Lange State Wildlife Management Area
 * Oleander State Wildlife Management Area
 * Ringo-Nest State Wildlife Management Area
 * Roseville State Wildlife Management Area
 * Sibley State Park
 * Sunburg State Wildlife Management Area
 * Yohi State Wildlife Management Area

2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 41,203 people, 15,936 households, and 10,979 families residing in the county. The population density was 51.7 /mi2. There were 18,415 housing units at an average density of 23.1 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 93.62% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 4.17% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 8.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.4% were of German, 25.8% Norwegian, 9.9% Swedish and 5.6% Dutch ancestry.

There were 15,936 households, out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.

The county population contained 26.60% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,772, and the median income for a family was $48,016. Males had a median income of $32,272 versus $22,128 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,627. About 5.90% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.10% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Atwater
 * Blomkest
 * Kandiyohi
 * Lake Lillian
 * New London
 * Pennock
 * Prinsburg
 * Raymond
 * Regal
 * Spicer
 * Sunburg
 * Willmar (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

 * Hawick
 * Norway Lake
 * Priam
 * Roseland
 * Svea

Townships

 * Arctander Township
 * Burbank Township
 * Colfax Township
 * Dovre Township
 * East Lake Lillian Township
 * Edwards Township
 * Fahlun Township
 * Gennessee Township
 * Green Lake Township
 * Harrison Township
 * Holland Township
 * Irving Township
 * Kandiyohi Township
 * Lake Andrew Township
 * Lake Elizabeth Township
 * Lake Lillian Township
 * Mamre Township
 * New London Township
 * Norway Lake Township
 * Roseland Township
 * Roseville Township
 * St. Johns Township
 * Whitefield Township
 * Willmar Township

Politics
Kandiyohi County voters have switched from Democratic to Republican in recent years. In no national election since 1996 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020). However, Democratic incumbent Amy Klobuchar won the county in 2018 as she coasted to an easy reelection over Republican challenger Jim Newberger. Klobuchar also carried Kandiyohi County in her 2006 and 2012 victories.

title: Kandiyohi County, Minnesota


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Kanabec County, Minnesota

Kanabec County is a county in the East Central part of U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,032. Its county seat is Mora.

History
The Minnesota legislature authorized creation of Kanabec County on March 13, 1858, with territory partitioned from Pine County. No county seat was designated at that time, and the county organization was not effected at that time. The county name came from the Ojibwe term ginebig, meaning "snake," after the Snake River — Kanabecosippi (Ginebigo-ziibi in the modern spelling) — which flows through the county.

The area of Kanabec County was attached to Chisago County for administrative and judicial purposes. What county business was handled locally was performed by part-time County Auditor and County Treasurer, in a single room in a stopping place operated by lumber-trader George Staples at Millet Rapids.

In 1871 the county was detached from Chisago, and assigned to Pine County. This assignment lasted through 1881.

The 1870 United States census listed 53 occupants of the Kanabec County area. However, an influx of settlers into its southern areas occurred in the early 1870s, and by 1876 an official county building was needed. A one-room wood building was erected at Millet Rapids, put into use in 1876. In 1881 the county was detached from Pine, and the government structure was finalized, with the county seat being designated at Brunswick. Only one court term was held at Brunswick; in the 1882 general election, a nearly-unanimous vote designated Mora as the county seat. The old courthouse building was sold to a local farmer, who moved it to his property to use as a home. The wood courthouse erected at Mora was used until 1894, when it burned and was replaced by a more fireproof building.

Geography

The Snake River flows south-southeasterly through the central part of the county, fed by Groundhouse River (flowing northeasterly from the county's SW corner) and Red Creek and Mud Creek. The Snake continues easterly into Pine County. The county terrain consists of partly-wooded rolling hills, etched by drainages. It is largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the south and east, with its highest point near the NW corner, at 1,309 ft ASL. The county has a total area of 534 sqmi, of which 522 sqmi is land and 12 sqmi (2.3%) is water.

Lakes

 * Ann Lake
 * Bachman Dam
 * Bass Lake (part)
 * Beauty Lake
 * Featherbed Lake
 * Fish Lake
 * Kent Lake
 * Knife Lake
 * Lake Eleven
 * Lake Five
 * Lake Full of Fish
 * Lewis Lake
 * Long Lake
 * Pennington Lake
 * Pomroy Lake
 * Rice Lake
 * Spring Lake
 * Thirteen Lake
 * White Lily Lake

Adjacent counties

 * Aitkin County - north
 * Pine County - east
 * Chisago County - southeast
 * Isanti County - south
 * Mille Lacs County - west

Protected areas

 * Ann Lake State Wildlife Management Area
 * Bean Dam State Wildlife Management Area
 * Hay-Snake State Wildlife Management Area
 * Rice Creek State Wildlife Management Area
 * Rum River State Forest (part)
 * Tosher Creek State Wildlife Management Area
 * Whited State Wildlife Management Area

===Historic Locations ===

 * Ann River Logging Company Farm
 * Kanabec County Courthouse
 * Knife Lake prehistoric district
 * Ogilvie Watertower
 * C. E. Williams House
 * Zetterberg Company

Airports

 * Mora Municipal Airport

Highways

 * [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 23
 * [[Image:MN-27.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 27
 * [[Image:MN-47.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 47
 * [[Image:MN-65.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 65
 * [[Image:MN-70.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 70
 * [[Image:MN-107.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 107

County Roads

 * County Road 1 - County Road 30

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 16,239 people and 6,277 households in the county. The population density was 31.1 /mi2. There were 7,808 housing units (2014 estimate). The racial makeup of the county was 96.6% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, and 1.6% from other races or two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the 2000 census, 30.2% were of German, 18.1% Swedish, 13.1% Norwegian, 5.5% American and 5.4% Irish ancestry.

In the census of 2000, there were 5,759 households, out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

The county population contained 24.0% under the age of 18 and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,068. The per capita income for the county was $22,291. About 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

Cities

 * Braham (mostly in Isanti County)
 * Grasston
 * Mora (county seat)
 * Ogilvie
 * Quamba

Unincorporated communities

 * Brunswick
 * Coin
 * Grass Lake
 * Kroschel
 * Lewis Lake
 * Warman
 * Woodland

Abandoned Communities
Locations where the US Post office used to operate but no longer exist.

 * Bronson
 * Fisk
 * Heiden
 * Hillman
 * Mull
 * Raritan
 * Riverdale

Townships

 * Ann Lake Township
 * Arthur Township
 * Brunswick Township
 * Comfort Township
 * Ford Township
 * Grass Lake Township
 * Hay Brook Township
 * Hillman Township
 * Kanabec Township
 * Knife Lake Township
 * Kroschel Township
 * Peace Township
 * Pomroy Township
 * South Fork Township
 * Whited Township

Politics
Kanabec County voters have moved toward the Republican Party in the past few decades; since 1980 the county has selected the Republican Party candidate in 67% of national elections (as of 2020).

title: Kanabec County, Minnesota


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Jackson County, Minnesota

Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,989. Its county seat is Jackson.

History
The county was created on May 23, 1857. It was named for Henry Jackson, the first merchant in St. Paul.

Geography
Jackson County lies on the south side of Minnesota. Its south border abuts the north border of the state of Iowa. The Des Moines River flows south-southeasterly through the central part of the county, thence into Iowa. The county terrain is hilly and carved with drainages and gullies. The area is devoted to agriculture. The terrain generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on the lower west border, at 1,545 ft ASL. The county has a total area of 719 sqmi, of which 703 sqmi is land and 16 sqmi (2.3%) is water.

Lakes
Source:

 * Andersons Marsh
 * Bennett Slough (Partially Drained)
 * Boot Lake
 * Chandler Lake
 * Clear Lake (part)
 * Clear Lake (Des Moines Township and Hunter Township)
 * Fish Lake (part)
 * Grovers Lake (part)
 * Heron Lake (4 basins: Duck, North Marsh, North Lake, South Lake, connected by streams)
 * Illinois Lake
 * Independence Lake
 * Iowa Lake (part)
 * Lake Flaherty
 * Laurs Lake
 * Little Spirit Lake (part)
 * Long Lake (Drained CD13)
 * Loon Lake
 * Pearl Lake
 * Quevli and Goose Slough (Drained JD3)
 * Quelvis Lake (Drained)
 * Round Lake
 * Rush Lake (Sioux Valley Township)
 * Rush Lake (Minneota Township)
 * Skunk Lake
 * Spirit Lake
 * String Lake (part)
 * Swenson Lake (Drained)
 * Teal Lake
 * Timber Lake

Protected areas
Sources:

 * Anderson County Park
 * Artz WMA
 * Belmont County Park
 * Bootleg Lake State Wildlife Management Area
 * Brown County Park
 * Caraway State Wildlife Management Area
 * Christiana WPA
 * Clear Lake Recreation Area
 * Community Point County Park
 * Cotton-Jack WMA
 * Dead Horse WMA
 * Des Moines River Scientific and Natural Area
 * Fish Lake WPA
 * Graham Creek WMA
 * Heron Lake WMA
 * Heron Meadows WMA
 * Holthe Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
 * Holy Trinity WPA
 * Husen Wildlife Management Area
 * Kilen Woods State Park
 * Laurs Lake State Wildlife Management Area
 * Lillegard WMA
 * Little Sioux WMA
 * Minnesota Slough State Wildlife Management Area
 * Oxbow WMA
 * Pietz Slough WMA
 * Robertson County Park
 * Rost WPA
 * Sandy Point County Park
 * Sangl State Wildlife Management Area
 * Sioux Forks WPA
 * Sioux Valley WMA
 * Skunk Lake WMA
 * String Lake WPA
 * Summers State Wildlife Management Area
 * Teal Lake WMA
 * Timber Lake WMA
 * Timber Lake WPA
 * Toe WMA
 * Valleau WMA
 * Winkler WMA

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] Interstate 90
 * [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 71
 * [[Image:MN-60.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 60
 * [[Image:MN-86.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 86
 * [[Image:MN-264.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 264

Adjacent counties

 * Cottonwood County - north
 * Watonwan County - northeast
 * Martin County - east
 * Emmet County, Iowa - southeast
 * Dickinson County, Iowa - south
 * Osceola County, Iowa - southwest
 * Nobles County - west

2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,268 people, 4,556 households, and 3,116 families in the county. The population density was 16.0 /mi2. There were 5,092 housing units at an average density of 7.24 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.07% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.97% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 1.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 51.9% were of German, 14.1% Norwegian and 5.6% American ancestry.

There were 4,556 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95.

The county population contained 24.50% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,746, and the median income for a family was $43,426. Males had a median income of $29,123 versus $20,860 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,499. About 5.20% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Alpha
 * Heron Lake
 * Jackson (county seat)
 * Lakefield
 * Okabena
 * Wilder

Census-designated place

 * Fish Lake

Unincorporated communities

 * Bergen
 * Miloma
 * Petersburg
 * Rost
 * Sioux Valley
 * Spafford

Townships

 * Alba Township
 * Belmont Township
 * Christiania Township
 * Delafield Township
 * Des Moines Township
 * Enterprise Township
 * Ewington Township
 * Heron Lake Township
 * Hunter Township
 * Kimball Township
 * La Crosse Township
 * Middletown Township
 * Minneota Township
 * Petersburg Township
 * Rost Township
 * Round Lake Township
 * Sioux Valley Township
 * Weimer Township
 * West Heron Lake Township
 * Wisconsin Township

Politics
From 1932 to 1996, Jackson County favored the Democratic candidate in all but four elections, all of which were nationwide Republican landslides. Since 2000, the county has gone Republican in every election. George W. Bush won the county by somewhat modest margins in both 2000 and 2004, and John McCain only won by slightly over 4% in 2008 over Barack Obama. Mitt Romney significantly improved on McCain's performance, defeating Obama by over 14%. This was a sign of things to come in the county, as in 2016, Donald Trump nearly tripled Romney's 2012 margin of victory, winning Jackson County by over 38% against Hillary Clinton. Trump became the first Republican to win at least 60% of the vote in the county since Dwight D. Eisenhower in his 1952 landslide victory. Trump's margin of victory fell slightly in 2020 to just under 38%, but he increased his vote share to nearly 68%, the best vote share for any Republican in the county since Warren G. Harding a century earlier.

title: Jackson County, Minnesota


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Itasca County, Minnesota

Itasca County is a county located in the Iron Range region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,014. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shortened version of the Latin words veritas caput, meaning 'truth' and 'head', a reference to the source of the Mississippi River. Portions of the Bois Forte and Leech Lake Indian reservations are in the county.

History
The boundary of Itasca County was first formed in 1849, upon the creation of the Minnesota Territory. It was originally a much larger county, which covered many of today's northeastern Minnesota counties. The original Itasca County stretched over Cook, Lake, Saint Louis, Koochiching, eastern Lake of the Woods, eastern Beltrami, Itasca, northern Aitkin, and northern Carlton counties, today in Minnesota.

Itasca County was originally named for Lake Itasca (no longer in the county's present borders), which was determined to be the true source of the Mississippi River. After many disputes over finding the source of the Mississippi River, Henry Schoolcraft set out to find its true source in 1832. Once he came upon its true source, he decided to name this 'Lake Itasca.' The Mississippi River flows from its small beginnings at Lake Itasca, where it can be crossed on foot. It flows past Bemidji, through Itasca County, and continues to the Gulf of Mexico.

Geography
The terrain of Itasca County is hilly, heavily wooded, and studded with lakes and ponds. It generally slopes to the east, with its highest areas on its upper west border, at 1,437 ft ASL. The county has a total area of 2928 sqmi, of which 2668 sqmi is land and 260 sqmi (8.9%) is water. It is the third-largest county in Minnesota by land area.

The landscape in Itasca County varies greatly. The low plains, rolling hills, and wetlands occur where there was glacial activity in the past. This area is known greatly for being forested, and has been for centuries. The different forests are made up of trees such as pines, spruces, hardwoods, cedar, and tamarack. The many large forests in the area make forestry and logging major sectors in the economy.

In Itasca County there are many different bodies of water from big lakes, to small creeks, to major rivers. Over 1400 lakes are located within the county. These bodies of water help support many different wildlife species such as different birds and small mammals. Major bodies of water in the county include Lake Winnibigoshish, Pokegama Lake, Deer Lake, the Mississippi River, Bowstring Lake, and the Blandin Paper Mill Reservoir.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 2
 * [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 71
 * [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 169
 * [[Image:MN-1.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 1
 * [[Image:MN-6.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 6
 * [[Image:MN-38.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 38
 * [[Image:MN-46.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 46
 * [[Image:MN-65.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 65
 * [[Image:MN-286.svg|20px]] Minnesota State Highway 286

Adjacent counties

 * Koochiching County - north
 * Saint Louis County - east
 * Aitkin County - south
 * Cass County - southwest
 * Beltrami County - west

Protected areas
Source:

 * Big Fork State Forest
 * Botany Bog Scientific and Natural Area
 * Chippewa National Forest (part)
 * George Washington State Forest (part)
 * Golden Anniversary State Forest
 * Marcell Experimental Forest
 * Scenic State Park

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,992 people, 17,789 households, and 12,381 families in the county. The population density was 16.5 /mi2. There were 24,528 housing units at an average density of 9.19 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 94.64% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 3.40% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.6% were of German, 13.8% Norwegian, 7.7% Finnish, 7.2% Swedish, 6.2% Irish, 5.0% United States or American and 5.0% English ancestry.

There were 17,789 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.

The county population contained 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,234, and the median income for a family was $44,025. Males had a median income of $37,066 versus $22,327 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,717. About 7.70% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Bigfork
 * Bovey
 * Calumet
 * Cohasset
 * Coleraine
 * Deer River
 * Effie
 * Grand Rapids (county seat)
 * Keewatin
 * La Prairie
 * Marble
 * Nashwauk
 * Squaw Lake
 * Taconite
 * Warba
 * Zemple

Census-designated places

 * Ball Club
 * Inger

Unincorporated communities

 * Alvwood
 * Bass Lake
 * Bear River
 * Bergville
 * Blackberry
 * Bowstring
 * Dora Lake
 * Dunbar
 * Goodland
 * Grattan
 * Gunn
 * Houpt
 * Jessie Lake
 * Mack
 * Marcell
 * Martin
 * Max
 * Orth
 * Pengilly
 * Pomroy
 * Rosy
 * Spring Lake
 * Suomi
 * Swan River
 * Talmoon
 * Togo
 * Wawina
 * Wirt

Townships

 * Alvwood Township
 * Arbo Township
 * Ardenhurst Township
 * Balsam Township
 * Bearville Township
 * Bigfork Township
 * Blackberry Township
 * Bowstring Township
 * Carpenter Township
 * Deer River Township
 * Feeley Township
 * Good Hope Township
 * Goodland Township
 * Grand Rapids Township
 * Grattan Township
 * Greenway Township
 * Harris Township
 * Iron Range Township
 * Kinghurst Township
 * Lake Jessie Township
 * Lawrence Township
 * Lone Pine Township
 * Marcell Township
 * Max Township
 * Moose Park Township
 * Morse Township
 * Nashwauk Township
 * Nore Township
 * Oteneagen Township
 * Pomroy Township
 * Sago Township
 * Sand Lake Township
 * Spang Township
 * Splithand Township
 * Stokes Township
 * Third River Township
 * Trout Lake Township
 * Wabana Township
 * Wawina Township
 * Wildwood Township
 * Wirt Township

Unorganized territories

 * Bowstring Lake
 * Deer Lake
 * Effie
 * Liberty
 * Little Sand Lake
 * Northeast Itasca

Politics
Itasca County voters tended to vote strongly Democratic for about 80 years following the Great Depression, selecting the Democratic nominee in every election from 1932 through 2012, along with fellow Iron Range counties St. Louis County, Carlton County, and Lake County. However, in 2016, the county swung hard towards Donald Trump, voting Republican for the first time since 1928 and doing so by giving him a healthy majority of 54.1%. In 2020, it voted for Trump once again, giving him an increased vote share of 57.4%, making it the first time the county had voted Republican two elections in a row since 1924 and 1928.

title: Itasca County, Minnesota