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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ghost_towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Ghost towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ghost_towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Townships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Townships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Townships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Townships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Superfund_sites_and_environmental_damage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Superfund_sites_and_environmental_damage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Superfund sites and environmental damage</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Superfund_sites_and_environmental_damage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_K%C5%ABn_(Minnesota)" title="Washington Kūn (Minnesota) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Washington Kūn (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D1%8A%D0%BD_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Уошингтън (окръг, Минесота) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уошингтън (окръг, Минесота)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Washington County, Minnesota – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Washington County, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comtat_de_Washington_(Minnesota)" title="Comtat de Washington (Minnesota) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Comtat de Washington (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Minnesota)" title="Washington County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Minnesota) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Washington County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County_(Minnesota)" title="Washington County (Minnesota) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Washington County (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Washington County, Minnesota – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Washington County, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County_(Minnesota)" title="Washington County (Minnesota) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Washington County (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County_(Minnesota)" title="Washington County (Minnesota) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Washington County (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtoni_maakond_(Minnesota)" title="Washingtoni maakond (Minnesota) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Washingtoni maakond (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%9F%CF%85%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD_(%CE%9C%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B1)" title="Κομητεία Ουάσινγκτον (Μινεσότα) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κομητεία Ουάσινγκτον (Μινεσότα)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Washington_(Minnesota)" title="Condado de Washington (Minnesota) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Washington (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_konderria_(Minnesota)" title="Washington konderria (Minnesota) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Washington konderria (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7" title="شهرستان واشینگتن، مینه‌سوتا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان واشینگتن، مینه‌سوتا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Washington_(Minnesota)" title="Comté de Washington (Minnesota) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Washington (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%86_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A4%D8%AA%D8%A7)" title="واشینگتن ٚ شأرستان (مينسؤتا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="واشینگتن ٚ شأرستان (مينسؤتا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9B%8C%EC%8B%B1%ED%84%B4%EA%B5%B0_(%EB%AF%B8%EB%84%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%83%80%EC%A3%BC)" title="워싱턴군 (미네소타주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="워싱턴군 (미네소타주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%BF%D5%A1)" title="Վաշինգտոն շրջան (Մինեսոտա) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վաշինգտոն շրջան (Մինեսոտա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE" title="ৱাশিংটন কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="ৱাশিংটন কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Washington_(Minnesota)" title="Contea di Washington (Minnesota) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Washington (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Comitatus_(Minnesota)" title="Washington Comitatus (Minnesota) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Washington Comitatus (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_megye_(Minnesota)" title="Washington megye (Minnesota) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Washington megye (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80_(%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE)" title="वॉशिंग्टन काउंटी (मिनेसोटा) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="वॉशिंग्टन काउंटी (मिनेसोटा)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a 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org">Washington County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stillwater_Courthouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Washington County Courthouse"><img alt="Washington County Courthouse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Stillwater_Courthouse.jpg/220px-Stillwater_Courthouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Stillwater_Courthouse.jpg/330px-Stillwater_Courthouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Stillwater_Courthouse.jpg/440px-Stillwater_Courthouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2032" data-file-height="1524" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Washington_County_Courthouse_(Minnesota)" title="Washington County Courthouse (Minnesota)">Washington County Courthouse</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota"><img alt="Map of Minnesota highlighting Washington County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="341" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/450px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°02′N</span> <span class="longitude">92°53′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.04°N 92.89°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.04; -92.89</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/23px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/35px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/46px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">October 27, 1849<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">423 sq mi (1,100 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">384 sq mi (990 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">38 sq mi (100 km<sup>2</sup>)  9.1%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">267,568</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">278,936 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">630/sq mi (240/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional districts</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 2nd congressional district">2nd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 4th congressional district">4th</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 6th congressional district">6th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.co.washington.mn.us">www<wbr />.co<wbr />.washington<wbr />.mn<wbr />.us</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Washington County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 267,568,<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making it the fifth-most populous county in Minnesota. Its <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest city in the county is <a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a>, the eighth-largest city in Minnesota and the fourth-largest Twin Cities suburb. Washington County is included in the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>-<a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a>-<a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington</a>, MN-<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">WI</a> <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:StCroixAboveAfton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/StCroixAboveAfton.jpg/220px-StCroixAboveAfton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/StCroixAboveAfton.jpg/330px-StCroixAboveAfton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/StCroixAboveAfton.jpg/440px-StCroixAboveAfton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2032" data-file-height="1524" /></a><figcaption>The forested St. Croix River valley, looking south towards <a href="/wiki/Afton,_Minnesota" title="Afton, Minnesota">Afton</a></figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Early development in the area was on the <a href="/wiki/St._Croix_River_(Wisconsin-Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)">St. Croix River</a>, which now forms the boundary with Wisconsin on the county's eastern side. The river provided a waterway to move settlers upstream and to transport logs downstream. The heavily forested area fostered an early logging and lumber economy. The area's first settlers arrived at the future <a href="/wiki/Afton,_Minnesota" title="Afton, Minnesota">Afton</a> in 1837. In 1838 settlers started <i>Dacotah,</i> at the north edge of present <a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a>, at the junction of <a href="/wiki/Brown%27s_Creek_(St._Croix_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brown's Creek (St. Croix River)">Brown's Creek</a> and the St. Croix.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The creek's name is from the founder of this settlement, Joseph Renshaw Brown. However, a <a href="/wiki/Sawmill" title="Sawmill">sawmill</a> was built at <a href="/wiki/Marine_on_St._Croix,_Minnesota" title="Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota">Marine-on-St.-Croix</a> in 1839,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and another was built in the current location of downtown Stillwater in 1844. The success of these soon attracted the settlers from Dacotah, and that community declined. </p><p>This area was part of <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Territory" title="Wisconsin Territory">Wisconsin Territory</a> until the eastern part of that territory <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">achieved statehood</a> in 1848. Brown and other leaders called a meeting (the "Stillwater Convention") on August 26, 1848. The convention drafted a Memorial to Congress that a new territory be created with the name “Minnesota,” and elected <a href="/wiki/Henry_Hastings_Sibley" title="Henry Hastings Sibley">Henry Hastings Sibley</a> to deliver this citizens' petition to the U.S. Congress. Because of this convention, Stillwater calls itself the “Birthplace of Minnesota.” Congress responded by creating <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Territory" title="Minnesota Territory">Minnesota Territory</a> effective March 3, 1849. </p><p>The newly established territorial legislature created nine counties across the territory in October 1849.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Washington County was one of the nine, named for <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Stillwater named as county seat. The county's first sheriff was appointed in 1849,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the county's school district began in 1850.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the forests were depleted, the economy of Washington County became primarily agricultural. With the growth of neighboring <a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey County</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a>, some of Washington County developed based on tourism and recreation, as with <a href="/wiki/Mahtomedi,_Minnesota" title="Mahtomedi, Minnesota">Mahtomedi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Landfall,_Minnesota" title="Landfall, Minnesota">Landfall</a>. Late in the 20th century, the population greatly increased with the suburban expansion of St. Paul. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Washington_Co_Pie_Chart_2015_Wiki_No_Text_Version.pdf" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Washington_Co_Pie_Chart_2015_Wiki_No_Text_Version.pdf/page1-220px-Washington_Co_Pie_Chart_2015_Wiki_No_Text_Version.pdf.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Washington_Co_Pie_Chart_2015_Wiki_No_Text_Version.pdf/page1-330px-Washington_Co_Pie_Chart_2015_Wiki_No_Text_Version.pdf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Washington_Co_Pie_Chart_2015_Wiki_No_Text_Version.pdf/page1-440px-Washington_Co_Pie_Chart_2015_Wiki_No_Text_Version.pdf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1650" data-file-height="1275" /></a><figcaption>Soils of Washington County<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Washington County lies on the east side of Minnesota. Its east border abuts the west border of the state of <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> (across the <a href="/wiki/St._Croix_River_(Wisconsin-Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)">St. Croix River</a>). The <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> flows south-southeastward west of Washington County, and forms the southwest border of the county as it flows toward its confluence with the St. Croix (at the county's southernmost point).<sup id="cite_ref-WCM_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCM-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Washington County terrain consists of low rolling hills, sloping to the south and east, with its highest point on the lower west border at 1,053 ft (321 m) ASL.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county has a total area of 423 square miles (1,100 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 384 square miles (990 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 38 square miles (98 km<sup>2</sup>) (9.1%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the fourth-smallest county in Minnesota by land area and fifth-smallest by total area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 14em;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-35.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/I-35.svg/20px-I-35.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/I-35.svg/30px-I-35.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/I-35.svg/40px-I-35.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_35_in_Minnesota" title="Interstate 35 in Minnesota">Interstate 35</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-94.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-94.svg/20px-I-94.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-94.svg/30px-I-94.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-94.svg/40px-I-94.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_94_in_Minnesota" title="Interstate 94 in Minnesota">Interstate 94</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-494.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/I-494.svg/23px-I-494.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/I-494.svg/35px-I-494.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/I-494.svg/46px-I-494.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_494" title="Interstate 494">Interstate 494</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-694.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/I-694.svg/23px-I-694.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/I-694.svg/35px-I-694.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/I-694.svg/46px-I-694.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_694" title="Interstate 694">Interstate 694</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_8.svg/20px-US_8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_8.svg/30px-US_8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_8.svg/40px-US_8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_8" title="U.S. Route 8">US Highway 8</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_10.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/20px-US_10.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/30px-US_10.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/40px-US_10.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_10_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota">US Highway 10</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_12.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/20px-US_12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/30px-US_12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/40px-US_12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_12_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota">US Highway 12</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_61.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/US_61.svg/20px-US_61.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/US_61.svg/30px-US_61.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/US_61.svg/40px-US_61.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_61_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota">US Highway 61</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-36.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/MN-36.svg/20px-MN-36.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/MN-36.svg/30px-MN-36.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/MN-36.svg/40px-MN-36.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_36" title="Minnesota State Highway 36">Minnesota State Highway 36</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-95.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MN-95.svg/20px-MN-95.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MN-95.svg/30px-MN-95.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MN-95.svg/40px-MN-95.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_95" title="Minnesota State Highway 95">Minnesota State Highway 95</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-96.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/MN-96.svg/20px-MN-96.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/MN-96.svg/30px-MN-96.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/MN-96.svg/40px-MN-96.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_96" title="Minnesota State Highway 96">Minnesota State Highway 96</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-97.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/MN-97.svg/20px-MN-97.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/MN-97.svg/30px-MN-97.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/MN-97.svg/40px-MN-97.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_97" title="Minnesota State Highway 97">Minnesota State Highway 97</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-120.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MN-120.svg/20px-MN-120.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MN-120.svg/30px-MN-120.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MN-120.svg/40px-MN-120.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_120" title="Minnesota State Highway 120">Minnesota State Highway 120</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-244.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/MN-244.svg/20px-MN-244.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/MN-244.svg/30px-MN-244.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/MN-244.svg/40px-MN-244.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_244" title="Minnesota State Highway 244">Minnesota State Highway 244</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/County_roads_in_Washington_County,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="County roads in Washington County, Minnesota">List of county roads</a></i></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airports">Airports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Airports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Forest Lake Airport (25D) - south of Forest Lake<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Elmo_Airport" title="Lake Elmo Airport">Lake Elmo Airport</a> (21D) - northeast of Lake Elmo</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chisago_County,_Minnesota" title="Chisago County, Minnesota">Chisago County</a> - north</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Wisconsin" title="Polk County, Wisconsin">Polk County, Wisconsin</a> - northeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Croix_County,_Wisconsin" title="St. Croix County, Wisconsin">St. Croix County, Wisconsin</a> - east</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierce_County,_Wisconsin" title="Pierce County, Wisconsin">Pierce County, Wisconsin</a> - southeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_County,_Minnesota" title="Dakota County, Minnesota">Dakota County</a> - southwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey County</a> - west</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoka_County,_Minnesota" title="Anoka County, Minnesota">Anoka County</a> - northwest</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protected_areas[11]"><span id="Protected_areas.5B11.5D"></span>Protected areas<sup id="cite_ref-WCM_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCM-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Protected areas[11]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afton_State_Park" title="Afton State Park">Afton State Park</a></li> <li>Big Marine Park Reserve</li> <li>Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park</li> <li>Falls Creek Scientific and Natural Area</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gateway_State_Trail" title="Gateway State Trail">Gateway State Trail</a></li> <li>Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area</li> <li>Hardwood Creek Wildlife Management Area</li> <li>Katherine Abbott Park</li> <li>Lake Elmo Park Reserve</li> <li>Lost Valley Scientific and Natural Area</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_National_River_and_Recreation_Area" title="Mississippi National River and Recreation Area">Mississippi National River and Recreation Area</a> (part)</li> <li>Pine Point Regional Park</li> <li>Point Douglas Park</li> <li>Rutstrum State Wildlife Management Area</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Croix_Bluffs_Regional_Park" title="St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park">Saint Croix Bluffs Regional Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Croix_National_Scenic_Riverway" title="Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway">Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway</a> (part)</li> <li>Saint Croix Savanna Scientific and Natural Area</li> <li>Square Lake County Park<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sunfish Lake Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_O%27Brien_State_Park" title="William O'Brien State Park">William O'Brien State Park</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>1,056</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>6,123</td><td></td><td>479.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>11,809</td><td></td><td>92.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>19,563</td><td></td><td>65.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>25,992</td><td></td><td>32.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>27,808</td><td></td><td>7.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>26,013</td><td></td><td>−6.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>23,761</td><td></td><td>−8.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>24,753</td><td></td><td>4.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>26,430</td><td></td><td>6.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>34,544</td><td></td><td>30.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>52,432</td><td></td><td>51.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>83,003</td><td></td><td>58.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>113,571</td><td></td><td>36.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>145,896</td><td></td><td>28.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>201,130</td><td></td><td>37.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>238,136</td><td></td><td>18.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>267,568</td><td></td><td>12.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">278,936</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>4.2%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900-1990<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990-2000<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010-2020<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WashingtonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/WashingtonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png/220px-WashingtonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/WashingtonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png/330px-WashingtonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/WashingtonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png/440px-WashingtonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>2022 US Census <a href="/wiki/Population_pyramid" title="Population pyramid">population pyramid</a> for Washington County, from <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">ACS</a> 5-year estimates</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Washington County, Minnesota - Demographic Profile</b><br /> (<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th>% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>204,111 </td> <td>208,277 </td> <td>85.71% </td> <td>77.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>8,376 </td> <td>13,799 </td> <td>3.52% </td> <td>5.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>973 </td> <td>999 </td> <td>0.41% </td> <td>0.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>12,023 </td> <td>18,530 </td> <td>5.05% </td> <td>6.93% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>72 </td> <td>72 </td> <td>0.03% </td> <td>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Some Other Race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>214 </td> <td>969 </td> <td>0.09% </td> <td>0.36% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed Race/Multi-Racial</a> (NH) </td> <td>4,240 </td> <td>11,828 </td> <td>1.78% </td> <td>4.42% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>8,127 </td> <td>13,094 </td> <td>3.41% </td> <td>4.89% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>238,136</b> </td> <td><b>267,568</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>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.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ethnic makeup of the country, according to the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>, was the following: </p> <ul><li>87.77% <a href="/wiki/White_American" class="mw-redirect" title="White American">White</a></li> <li>3.60% <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">Black</a></li> <li>0.49% <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a></li> <li>5.07% <a href="/wiki/Asian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian American">Asian</a></li> <li>>0.01% <a href="/wiki/Native_Hawaiian" class="mw-redirect" title="Native Hawaiian">Native Hawaiian</a> or <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander American">Pacific Islander</a></li> <li>2.10% <a href="/wiki/Multiracial_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiracial American">Two or more races</a></li> <li>0.97% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Other races</a></li> <li>3.41% <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (of any race)</li></ul> <p>As of the census of 2010, there were 238,136 people, 87,446 households, and 64,299 families in the county. The population density was 620 per square mile (240/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 87,446 housing units at an average density of 228 per square mile (88/km<sup>2</sup>). 39.4% were of German, 14.4% Irish, 13.0% Norwegian, and 9.9% Swedish ancestry. There were 87,446 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.14. </p><p>The county population contained 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.02 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.03 males. The median income for a household in the county was $79,735, and the median income for a family was $92,497. The per capita income for the county was $36,786. About 5.2% of the population was below the poverty line. </p><p>According to the 2007-2011 <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">American Community Survey</a>, of the county's population 25 years and over, 1.4% had less than 9th grade education, 2.8% held 9th to 12th grade with no diploma, 23.6% had High school graduate or equivalent, 22.2% held Some college with no degree, 27.0% had bachelor's degree, and 13.0% earned Graduate or professional degree. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000">2000</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2000"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a> of 2000, there were 201,130 people, 71,462 households, and 54,668 families in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 524 per square mile (202/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 73,635 housing units at an average density of 192 per square mile (74/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 93.63% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">White</a>, 1.83% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.39% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Native American</a>, 2.14% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Asian</a>, 0.03% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.60% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.37% from two or more races. </p><p>There were 71,462 households, out of which 41.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19. </p><p>The county population contained 29.40% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $66,305, and the median income for a family was $74,576 (these figures had risen to $78,067 and $90,867 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $49,815 versus $33,804 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $28,148. About 2.00% of families and 2.90% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 3.50% of those under age 18 and 4.10% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics_and_government">Politics and government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Politics and government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Washington_County_Government_Center.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Washington_County_Government_Center.jpg/220px-Washington_County_Government_Center.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Washington_County_Government_Center.jpg/330px-Washington_County_Government_Center.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Washington_County_Government_Center.jpg/440px-Washington_County_Government_Center.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4008" data-file-height="2574" /></a><figcaption>The Washington County Government Center in Stillwater</figcaption></figure> <p>Washington County voters slightly tend to vote Democratic. In 63% of national elections since 1948, the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020). It voted for the national winner in every election from 1992 to 2012. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Washington County, Minnesota<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2024 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">75,271 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.40% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">90,324 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.28%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,941 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">73,764 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.23% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">89,165 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.46%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,857 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.31% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">64,428 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.67% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">67,086 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46.51%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12,721 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.82% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">69,137 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.64% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">70,203 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>49.39%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,793 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.97% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">64,334 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.94% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">70,277 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.27%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,448 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.79% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2004 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">65,751 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.19%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">61,395 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47.80% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,303 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">51,502 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48.13%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49,637 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.39% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5,870 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.49% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31,219 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.45% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45,119 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.24%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11,719 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13.31% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26,568 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.07% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35,820 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>41.90%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23,111 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">27.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">30,850 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.45% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34,952 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.63%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">613 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.92% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">29,046 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.13%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">28,527 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.23% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">369 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.64% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">22,718 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.38% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">25,634 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46.69%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6,550 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11.93% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">20,716 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.64% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">26,454 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.45%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,413 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.91% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19,142 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.03%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">16,102 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.61% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">854 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1968 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,921 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.72% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">16,449 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.81%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,584 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.47% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1964 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">8,850 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32.75% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">18,108 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>67.01%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">64 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1960 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11,202 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.42% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">11,870 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.31%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">61 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,562 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.06%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,462 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.75% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">32 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1952 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,408 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.57%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,768 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.06% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">64 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,686 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.70% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,039 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.54%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">245 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,014 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.49%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,599 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47.94% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">66 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1940 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,710 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.41%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,288 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.18% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1936 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,863 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32.99% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,768 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.80%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,079 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1932 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,996 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.50% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,413 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>60.18%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">247 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1928 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,113 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.06%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,158 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.17% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">80 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1924 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,482 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.40%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">699 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8.17% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,372 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">39.42% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1920 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,852 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>74.84%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,558 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">19.93% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">409 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,167 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.55%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,610 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">270 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.67% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#C97979"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">581 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">13.76% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,289 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30.52% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,353 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;"><b>55.72%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,727 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>68.50%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,120 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">28.13% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">134 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1904 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,913 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>79.94%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">652 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17.89% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">79 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1900 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,984 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>68.49%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,279 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.36% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">94 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1896 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,995 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>70.51%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,558 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.50% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">113 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.99% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1892 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,451 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.31%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,733 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.69% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">414 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9.00% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Like all counties in Minnesota, Washington is governed by an elected and nonpartisan board of commissioners. Each commissioner represents a district of approximately equal population. </p><p>Washington County is divided among three congressional districts. Northern Washington County is represented by <a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 6th congressional district">Minnesota's 6th congressional district</a> (CPVI R+12), central Washington County by <a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 4th congressional district">Minnesota's 4th congressional district</a> (CPVI D+14), and southern Washington County by <a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 2nd congressional district">Minnesota's 2nd congressional district</a> (CPVI EVEN). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Largest_employers">Largest employers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Largest employers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the county's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the top employers in the county are: </p> <table class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Employer </th> <th># of Employees </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andersen_Corporation" title="Andersen Corporation">Andersen Corporation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bayport,_Minnesota" title="Bayport, Minnesota">Bayport</a>) </td> <td>4,939 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Independent School District 833 </td> <td>2,594 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>Woodwinds Healtheast Campus </td> <td>1,331 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>Washington County Government </td> <td>1,324 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a> </td> <td>1,274 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>Hy-Vee Grocery </td> <td>1,250 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>Independent School District 834 </td> <td>1,136 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_School_District_831" title="Independent School District 831">Independent School District 831</a> </td> <td>1,074 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target Corporation</a> </td> <td>959 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Bailey Nurseries, Inc </td> <td>800 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Points_of_interest">Points of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Points of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afton_State_Park" title="Afton State Park">Afton State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afton_Alps" title="Afton Alps">Afton Alps</a> Ski Area</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gateway_State_Trail" title="Gateway State Trail">Gateway State Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_O%27Brien_State_Park" title="William O'Brien State Park">William O'Brien State Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afton,_Minnesota" title="Afton, Minnesota">Afton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayport,_Minnesota" title="Bayport, Minnesota">Bayport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchwood_Village,_Minnesota" title="Birchwood Village, Minnesota">Birchwood Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Cottage Grove, Minnesota">Cottage Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dellwood,_Minnesota" title="Dellwood, Minnesota">Dellwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota">Forest Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant,_Minnesota" title="Grant, Minnesota">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings,_Minnesota" title="Hastings, Minnesota">Hastings</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo,_Minnesota" title="Hugo, Minnesota">Hugo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Elmo,_Minnesota" title="Lake Elmo, Minnesota">Lake Elmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_St._Croix_Beach,_Minnesota" title="Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota">Lake St. Croix Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Minnesota" title="Lakeland, Minnesota">Lakeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Shores,_Minnesota" title="Lakeland Shores, Minnesota">Lakeland Shores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landfall,_Minnesota" title="Landfall, Minnesota">Landfall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahtomedi,_Minnesota" title="Mahtomedi, Minnesota">Mahtomedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_on_St._Croix,_Minnesota" title="Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota">Marine on St. Croix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Minnesota" title="Newport, Minnesota">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Oak Park Heights, Minnesota">Oak Park Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Minnesota" title="Oakdale, Minnesota">Oakdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Springs,_Minnesota" title="Pine Springs, Minnesota">Pine Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Marys_Point,_Minnesota" title="St. Marys Point, Minnesota">Saint Marys Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Park,_Minnesota" title="St. Paul Park, Minnesota">Saint Paul Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandia,_Minnesota" title="Scandia, Minnesota">Scandia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a> (county seat)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="White Bear Lake, Minnesota">White Bear Lake</a> (partly in <a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey County</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willernie,_Minnesota" title="Willernie, Minnesota">Willernie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_communities">Unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arcola,_Minnesota" title="Arcola, Minnesota">Arcola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basswood_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Basswood Grove, Minnesota">Basswood Grove</a></li> <li>Carnelian Junction</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Island,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Maple Island, Washington County, Minnesota">Maple Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siegel,_Minnesota" title="Siegel, Minnesota">Siegel</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ghost_towns">Ghost towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Ghost towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garen,_Minnesota" title="Garen, Minnesota">Garen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Douglas,_Minnesota" title="Point Douglas, Minnesota">Point Douglas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Townships">Townships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Townships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baytown_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Baytown Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Baytown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Denmark Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Cloud_Island_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Grey Cloud Island Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Grey Cloud Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="May Township, Washington County, Minnesota">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stillwater_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Stillwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Lakeland_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="West Lakeland Township, Washington County, Minnesota">West Lakeland</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Superfund_sites_and_environmental_damage">Superfund sites and environmental damage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Superfund sites and environmental damage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Washington County has had three locations listed as <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a> <a href="/wiki/Superfund" title="Superfund">Superfund</a> sites due to <a href="/wiki/Soil" title="Soil">soil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Groundwater" title="Groundwater">groundwater</a> <a href="/wiki/Contamination" title="Contamination">contamination</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Baytown_Township_Ground_Water_Plume" title="Baytown Township Ground Water Plume">Baytown Township Ground Water Plume</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Oakdale_Dump" title="Oakdale Dump">Oakdale Dump</a> are currently listed, while the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County_Landfill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Washington County Landfill (page does not exist)">Washington County Landfill</a> was cleaned up and removed from the Superfund list in 1996. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Minnesota">National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Superfund_sites_in_Minnesota" title="List of Superfund sites in Minnesota">List of Superfund sites in Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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title="Stillwater, Minnesota"><span>Stillwater</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afton,_Minnesota" title="Afton, Minnesota">Afton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayport,_Minnesota" title="Bayport, Minnesota">Bayport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchwood_Village,_Minnesota" title="Birchwood Village, Minnesota">Birchwood Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Cottage Grove, Minnesota">Cottage Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dellwood,_Minnesota" title="Dellwood, Minnesota">Dellwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota">Forest Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant,_Minnesota" title="Grant, Minnesota">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings,_Minnesota" title="Hastings, Minnesota">Hastings</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo,_Minnesota" title="Hugo, Minnesota">Hugo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Elmo,_Minnesota" title="Lake Elmo, Minnesota">Lake Elmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_St._Croix_Beach,_Minnesota" title="Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota">Lake St. Croix Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Shores,_Minnesota" title="Lakeland Shores, Minnesota">Lakeland Shores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Minnesota" title="Lakeland, Minnesota">Lakeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landfall,_Minnesota" title="Landfall, Minnesota">Landfall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahtomedi,_Minnesota" title="Mahtomedi, Minnesota">Mahtomedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_on_St._Croix,_Minnesota" title="Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota">Marine on St. Croix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Minnesota" title="Newport, Minnesota">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Oak Park Heights, Minnesota">Oak Park Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Minnesota" title="Oakdale, Minnesota">Oakdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Springs,_Minnesota" title="Pine Springs, Minnesota">Pine Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandia,_Minnesota" title="Scandia, Minnesota">Scandia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Marys_Point,_Minnesota" title="St. Marys Point, Minnesota">St. Marys Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Park,_Minnesota" title="St. Paul Park, Minnesota">St. Paul Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="White Bear Lake, Minnesota">White Bear Lake</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willernie,_Minnesota" title="Willernie, Minnesota">Willernie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Minnesota highlighting Washington County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/270px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/360px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1045" data-file-height="1189" /></span><figcaption>Map of Minnesota highlighting Washington County</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">Townships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baytown_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Baytown Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Baytown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Denmark Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Cloud_Island_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Grey Cloud Island Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Grey Cloud Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="May Township, Washington County, Minnesota">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stillwater_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Stillwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Lakeland_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="West Lakeland Township, Washington County, Minnesota">West Lakeland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arcola,_Minnesota" title="Arcola, Minnesota">Arcola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basswood_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Basswood Grove, Minnesota">Basswood Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Island,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Maple Island, Washington County, Minnesota">Maple Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siegel,_Minnesota" title="Siegel, Minnesota">Siegel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost towns</a>/Neighborhoods</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Copas,_Minnesota" title="Copas, Minnesota">Copas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garen,_Minnesota" title="Garen, Minnesota">Garen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Douglas,_Minnesota" title="Point Douglas, Minnesota">Point Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withrow,_Minnesota" title="Withrow, Minnesota">Withrow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Minnesota_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Minnesota (state)"><span>Minnesota portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Statutes" title="Minnesota Statutes">Statutes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_parks" title="List of Minnesota state parks">State parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_symbols" title="List of Minnesota state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Territory" title="Minnesota Territory">Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Minnesota" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Minnesota">Tourist attractions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mall_of_America" title="Mall of America">Mall of America</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Minnesota" title="Transportation in Minnesota">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Minnesota" title="Abortion in Minnesota">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Minnesota" title="Culture of Minnesota">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Minnesota" title="Crime in Minnesota">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota" title="Demographics of Minnesota">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Minnesota" title="Economy of Minnesota">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Minnesota" title="Education in Minnesota">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Minnesota">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Minnesota" title="Law of Minnesota">Law</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_Minnesota" title="Cannabis in Minnesota">Cannabis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Minnesota" title="Gun laws in Minnesota">Guns</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Minnesota">LGBT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_shows_and_movies_in_Minnesota" title="List of television shows and movies in Minnesota">Movies and TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Minnesota" title="Music of Minnesota">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Minnesota" title="List of newspapers in Minnesota">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Minnesota" title="Politics of Minnesota">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Minnesota" title="Religion in Minnesota">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Minnesota" title="Sports in Minnesota">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater in Minnesota">Theater</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Minnesota#Regions" title="Geography of Minnesota">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Region" title="Arrowhead Region">Arrowhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boundary_Waters" title="Boundary Waters">Boundary Waters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Ridge" title="Buffalo Ridge">Buffalo Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Minnesota" title="Central Minnesota">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coteau_des_Prairies" title="Coteau des Prairies">Coteau des Prairies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissected_Till_Plains" title="Dissected Till Plains">Dissected Till Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Driftless_Area" title="Driftless Area">Driftless Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Range" title="Iron Range">Iron Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota River Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(Lake_Superior)" title="North Shore (Lake Superior)">North Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Angle" title="Northwest Angle">Northwest Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurentian_Mixed_Forest_Province" title="Laurentian Mixed Forest Province">North Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pipestone_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Pipestone Region">Pipestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Valley" title="Red River Valley">Red River Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siouxland" title="Siouxland">Siouxland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Minnesota" title="Southeast Minnesota">Southeast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Twin Cities metropolitan area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Minnesota" title="List of cities in Minnesota">Largest cities<br />pop. over 25,000</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Minnesota" title="Andover, Minnesota">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Apple Valley, Minnesota">Apple Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Minnesota" title="Austin, Minnesota">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaine,_Minnesota" title="Blaine, Minnesota">Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Center,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Center, Minnesota">Brooklyn Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Park,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Park, Minnesota">Brooklyn Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_Minnesota" title="Burnsville, Minnesota">Burnsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chanhassen,_Minnesota" title="Chanhassen, Minnesota">Chanhassen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaska,_Minnesota" title="Chaska, Minnesota">Chaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coon_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Coon Rapids, Minnesota">Coon Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Cottage Grove, Minnesota">Cottage Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagan,_Minnesota" title="Eagan, Minnesota">Eagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Prairie,_Minnesota" title="Eden Prairie, Minnesota">Eden Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_River,_Minnesota" title="Elk River, Minnesota">Elk River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fridley,_Minnesota" title="Fridley, Minnesota">Fridley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inver_Grove_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota">Inver Grove Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Minnesota" title="Lakeville, Minnesota">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankato,_Minnesota" title="Mankato, Minnesota">Mankato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Maple Grove, Minnesota">Maple Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_Minnesota" title="Maplewood, Minnesota">Maplewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetonka,_Minnesota" title="Minnetonka, Minnesota">Minnetonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorhead,_Minnesota" title="Moorhead, Minnesota">Moorhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Minnesota" title="Oakdale, Minnesota">Oakdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owatonna,_Minnesota" title="Owatonna, Minnesota">Owatonna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Minnesota" title="Plymouth, Minnesota">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prior_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Prior Lake, Minnesota">Prior Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey, Minnesota">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richfield,_Minnesota" title="Richfield, Minnesota">Richfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota" title="Rochester, Minnesota">Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemount,_Minnesota" title="Rosemount, Minnesota">Rosemount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseville,_Minnesota" title="Roseville, Minnesota">Roseville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Park,_Minnesota" title="St. Louis Park, Minnesota">St. Louis Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savage,_Minnesota" title="Savage, Minnesota">Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakopee,_Minnesota" title="Shakopee, Minnesota">Shakopee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoreview,_Minnesota" title="Shoreview, Minnesota">Shoreview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winona,_Minnesota" title="Winona, Minnesota">Winona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Minnesota" title="List of counties in Minnesota">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aitkin_County,_Minnesota" title="Aitkin County, Minnesota">Aitkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoka_County,_Minnesota" title="Anoka County, Minnesota">Anoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becker_County,_Minnesota" title="Becker County, Minnesota">Becker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beltrami_County,_Minnesota" title="Beltrami County, Minnesota">Beltrami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Benton County, Minnesota">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_County,_Minnesota" title="Big Stone County, Minnesota">Big Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Earth_County,_Minnesota" title="Blue Earth County, Minnesota">Blue Earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_County,_Minnesota" title="Brown County, Minnesota">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_County,_Minnesota" title="Carlton County, Minnesota">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carver_County,_Minnesota" title="Carver County, Minnesota">Carver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Minnesota" title="Cass County, Minnesota">Cass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chippewa_County,_Minnesota" title="Chippewa County, Minnesota">Chippewa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chisago_County,_Minnesota" title="Chisago County, Minnesota">Chisago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Minnesota" title="Clay County, Minnesota">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_County,_Minnesota" title="Clearwater County, Minnesota">Clearwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Minnesota" title="Cook County, Minnesota">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottonwood_County,_Minnesota" title="Cottonwood County, Minnesota">Cottonwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crow_Wing_County,_Minnesota" title="Crow Wing County, Minnesota">Crow Wing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_County,_Minnesota" title="Dakota County, Minnesota">Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodge_County,_Minnesota" title="Dodge County, Minnesota">Dodge</a></li> <li><a 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