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Before Statehood: Minnesota Territory
Admitted to the Union: May 11, 1858 (32nd State in the Union)
Capital: Saint Paul
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Minnesota Genealogy by County
| County | County Seat | Formed | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Aitkin | 1857 | Pine County, Ramsey County |
| Anoka County | Anoka | 1857 | Ramsey County |
| Becker County | Detroit Lakes | 1858 | Cass County, Pembina County |
| Beltrami County | Bemidji | 1866 | Unorganized Territory, Itasca County, Pembina County, Polk County |
| Benton County | Foley | 1849 | One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory. |
| Big Stone County | Ortonville | 1862 | Pierce County |
| Blue Earth County | Mankato | 1853 | Unorganized Territory, Dakota County |
| Brown County | New Ulm | 1855 | Blue Earth County |
| Carlton County | Carlton | 1857 | Pine County, |
| Carver County | Chaska | 1855 | Hennepin County, Sibley County |
| Cass County | Walker | 1851 | Dakota County, Pembina County, Mankahto County, Wahnata County |
| Chippewa County | Montevideo | 1870 | Pierce County, Davis County |
| Chisago County | Center City | 1851 | Washington County, Ramsey County |
| Clay County | Moorhead | 1862 | Pembina County |
| Clearwater County | Bagley | 1902 | Beltrami County |
| Cook County | Grand Marais | 1874 | Lake County |
| Cottonwood County | Windom | 1857 | Brown County |
| Crow Wing County | Brainerd | 1857 | Ramsey County |
| Dakota County | Hastings | 1849 | One of nine original counties. |
| Dodge County | Mantorville | 1855 | Rice County, Unorganized Territory |
| Douglas County | Alexandria | 1858 | Cass County, Pembina County |
| Faribault County | Blue Earth | 1855 | Blue Earth County |
| Fillmore County | Preston | 1853 | Wabasha County |
| Freeborn County | Albert Lea | 1855 | Blue Earth County, Rice County |
| Goodhue County | Red Wing | 1853 | Wabasha County, Dakota County |
| Grant County | Elbow Lake | 1868 | Stevens County, Wilkin County, Traverse County |
| Hennepin County | Minneapolis | 1852 | Dakota County |
| Houston County | Caledonia | 1854 | Fillmore County |
| Hubbard County | Park Rapids | 1883 | Cass County |
| Isanti County | Cambridge | 1857 | Ramsey County |
| Itasca County | Grand Rapids | 1849 | One of nine original counties; formed from residual La Pointe County, Wisconsin Territory. |
| Jackson County | Jackson | 1857 | Brown County |
| Kanabec County | Mora | 1858 | Pine County |
| Kandiyohi County | Willmar | 1858 | Meeker County, Renville County, Pierce County, Davis County, Stearns County |
| Kittson County | Hallock | 1879 | Pembina County |
| Koochiching County | International Falls | 1906 | Itasca County |
| Lac qui Parle County | Madison | 1871 | Redwood County |
| Lake County | Two Harbors | 1856 | Itasca County |
| Lake of the Woods County | Baudette | 1923 | Beltrami County |
| Le Sueur County | Le Center | 1853 | Dakota County |
| Lincoln County | Ivanhoe | 1873 | Lyon County |
| Lyon County | Marshall | 1871 | Redwood County |
| Mahnomen County | Mahnomen | 1906 | Norman County |
| Marshall County | Warren | 1879 | Kittson County |
| Martin County | Fairmont | 1857 | Faribault County, Brown County |
| McLeod County | Glencoe | 1856 | Carver County, Sibley County |
| Meeker County | Litchfield | 1856 | Davis County |
| Mille Lacs County | Milaca | 1857 | Ramsey County |
| Morrison County | Little Falls | 1856 | Benton County |
| Mower County | Austin | 1855 | Rice County |
| Murray County | Slayton | 1857 | Brown County |
| Nicollet County | St. Peter | 1853 | Dakota County |
| Nobles County | Worthington | 1857 | Brown County |
| Norman County | Ada | 1881 | Polk County |
| Olmsted County | Rochester | 1855 | Fillmore County, Wabasha County, Rice County |
| Otter Tail County | Fergus Falls | 1858 | Pembina County, Cass County |
| Pennington County | Thief River Falls | 1910 | Red Lake County |
| Pine County | Pine City | 1856 | Chisago County, Ramsey County |
| Pipestone County | Pipestone | 1857 | Brown County |
| Polk County | Crookston | 1858 | Pembina County |
| Pope County | Glenwood | 1862 | Pierce County, Cass County, Unorganized Territory |
| Ramsey County | Saint Paul | 1849 | One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory. |
| Red Lake County | Red Lake Falls | 1896 | Polk County |
| Redwood County | Redwood Falls | 1862 | Brown County |
| Renville County | Olivia | 1855 | Nicollet County, Pierce County, Sibley County |
| Rice County | Faribault | 1853 | Dakota County, Wabasha County |
| Rock County | Luverne | 1857 | Brown County |
| Roseau County | Roseau | 1894 | Kittson County, Beltrami County |
| Saint Louis County | Duluth | 1855 | Itasca County, Newton |
| Scott County | Shakopee | 1853 | Dakota County |
| Sherburne County | Elk River | 1856 | Benton County |
| Sibley County | Gaylord | 1853 | Dakota County |
| Stearns County | St. Cloud | 1855 | Cass County, Nicollet County, Pierce County, Sibley County |
| Steele County | Owatonna | 1855 | Rice County, Blue Earth County, Le Sueur County |
| Stevens County | Morris | 1862 | Pierce County, Unorganized Territory |
| Swift County | Benson | 1870 | Chippewa County |
| Todd County | Long Prairie | 1855 | Cass County |
| Traverse County | Wheaton | 1862 | Pierce County, Unorganized Territory |
| Wabasha County | Wabasha | 1849 | One of nine original counties. |
| Wadena County | Wadena | 1858 | Cass County, Todd County |
| Waseca County | Waseca | 1857 | Steele County |
| Washington County | Stillwater | 1849 | One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory. |
| Watonwan County | St. James | 1860 | Brown County |
| Wilkin County | Breckenridge | 1858 | Cass County, Pembina County |
| Winona County | Winona | 1854 | Fillmore County, Wabasha County |
| Wright County | Buffalo | 1855 | Cass County, Sibley County |
| Yellow Medicine County | Granite Falls | 1871 | Redwood County |
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