Meeker County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,400. Its county seat is Litchfield.
Litchfield is a city in and the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,624 at the 2020 census.
Magnus Johnson was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a member of the Farmer–Labor Party. Johnson is the only Swedish-born person to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Forest City is an unincorporated community in Forest City Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, near Litchfield and Watkins. The community is located along Meeker County Road 2 near its junction with State Highway 24. The North Fork of the Crow River flows nearby.
The Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Litchfield, Minnesota is one of many original and authentic Grand Army of the Republic halls remaining in the United States. Built in 1885 for the Frank Daggett GAR Post No. 35, it is one of four remaining GAR halls in Minnesota. On May 21, 1975, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Fred Marshall,, was an American farmer and politician who served seven terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Minnesota from 1949 to 1963.
Litchfield Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Litchfield, a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The airport at this location opened in 1987. The original Litchfield Airport was closer to town and was located near the County Fair Grounds.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Meeker County, Minnesota.
Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area is a state park unit of Minnesota, USA, currently in development. It includes undeveloped shoreline on both Greenleaf and Sioux Lakes, halfway between the cities of Hutchinson and Litchfield in Meeker County. Portions of the state recreation area (SRA) are open to the public for day-use recreation, but there are no facilities yet on site. The park boundaries were set by the Minnesota Legislature and the state is still acquiring land from willing sellers; two-thirds of the property remain privately owned.
Steelesville Cemetery is located at 21112 728th Avenue, two miles south of Dassel, Minnesota and is property of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Dassel, Minnesota. The cemetery is maintained and operated by the Steelesville Cemetery Association, a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1970, composed of interested friends, families, neighbors and church members. This one-acre cemetery, located among the hills of Collinwood Township, is long in history going back to 1878. As of April 2012, there were 249 people interred within the grounds of Steelesville Cemetery. Many of the deceased laid to rest in Steelesville Cemetery are among the original Swedish pioneers, along with their descendants, who were among many that homesteaded the surrounding agricultural community.
Acton is an unincorporated community in Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, near Grove City and Litchfield. The community is located along Meeker County Road 23 near State Highway 4. County Road 32 is also in the immediate area.
Strout is an unincorporated community in Greenleaf Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, near Litchfield. The community is located near the junction of Meeker County Roads 1 and 28. Strout is currently home to seven different families with a total population of 25 people.
Manannah is an unincorporated community in Manannah Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located near the junction of Meeker County Roads 3 and 30. Nearby places include Eden Valley, Grove City, Paynesville, and Litchfield. State Highways 4 and 22 are also in the immediate area.
Greenleaf is an unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, near Litchfield and Cedar Mills. The community is located along Meeker County Road 18 near State Highway 22.
Corvuso is an unincorporated community in Cedar Mills Township, Meeker County, Minnesota. The community is located along Meeker County Road 1 near State Highway 7. The name comes from a word that means "Gathering place for crows". The original site was one mile east and 1/2 mile north of the present location. The South Fork of the Crow River flows nearby.
Beckville is an unincorporated community in Greenleaf Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, located near Litchfield. The community is located along 600th Avenue near 205th Street.
August Theodor Koerner was an American businessman and politician.
Peter E. Hanson was an American politician and businessman.
Philip J. Palm was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Central Community Transit (CCT) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Litchfield and Willmar, Minnesota with two routes serving the region in addition to countywide demand-response services. As of 2019, the system provided 227,429 rides over 51,272 annual vehicle revenue hours with 5 buses and 27 paratransit vehicles.
