Davis County, Minnesota

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Davis County was a county in Minnesota, created in 1855 from Cass, Nicollet, Pierce and Sibley counties. In 1862 the county was disbanded and what was left was merged into Chippewa and Lac qui Parle Counties. Davis County was attached to Stearns and Lac qui Parle Counties for county and or judicial purposes.^[1]^[2]

In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 U.S. states, while Louisiana and Alaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions called parishes and boroughs, respectively.

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has many lakes, and is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.

Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 28,567. Its county seat is Walker. The county was formed in 1851, and was organized in 1897.

Coordinates: 45°9′N96°1′W / 45.150°N 96.017°W / 45.150; -96.017 ^[3]

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

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References

↑ "Minnesota Counties". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
↑ "List of Minnesota Extinct Counties". Minnesota Counties and Historical Facts. raogk.org.
↑ Brown, Calvin L. "Some Changes in Locale Boundaries and Names in Minnesota" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

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[1] "Minnesota Counties". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-04-25.

[2] "List of Minnesota Extinct Counties". Minnesota Counties and Historical Facts. raogk.org.

[3] Brown, Calvin L. "Some Changes in Locale Boundaries and Names in Minnesota" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 4 July 2015.