Editing Grant County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Chippewa River (Minnesota)|Chippewa River]] flows generally southward through the eastern part of Grant County. The [[Mustinka River]] flows south and then west-southwest through the upper and central parts of western Grant County. The terrain consists of low rolling hills dotted with lakes, its usable areas devoted to agriculture.<ref name="GCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grant+County,+MN/@46.0162188,-96.3886304,7851m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52cbd196968bcf85:0x7b8759d9738eca18!8m2!3d45.9729315!4d-96.0471362 ''Grant County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 9, 2019)]</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on its upper eastern border, at {{convert|1,375|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Grant County MN"  Google Maps (accessed March 9, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|575|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|548|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|27|sqmi}} (4.7%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 15, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
[[File:Grant Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Grant County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 65-67.  {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|Interstate 94]]
* [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 52]]
* [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 59#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 59]]
* [[Image:MN-9.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 9]]
* [[Image:MN-27.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 27]]
* [[Image:MN-55.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 55]]
* [[Image:MN-78.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 78]]
* [[Image:MN-79.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 79]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Otter Tail County]] - north
* [[Douglas County, Minnesota|Douglas County]] - east
* [[Pope County, Minnesota|Pope County]] - southeast
* [[Stevens County, Minnesota|Stevens County]] - south
* [[Traverse County, Minnesota|Traverse County]] - southwest
* [[Wilkin County, Minnesota|Wilkin County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===

Source:<ref name=GCM/>

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* Alvstad State Wildlife Management Area
* Berksow State Wildlife Management Area
* Chippewa State Wildlife Management Area
* Helsene State Wildlife Management Area
* Isaacson State Wildlife Management Area
* Kube-Swift State Wildlife Management Area
* Malsville State Wildlife Management Area
* Marple State Wildlife Management Area
* Mustinka State Wildlife Management Area
* Storm-Bordson State Wildlife Management Area
* Wilts State Wildlife Management Area
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