Editing Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Lac qui Parle County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | seal                 = 
 | logo                 = 
 | founded date         = March 6
 | founded year         = 1871<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620201420/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm|archive-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | seat wl              = Madison
 | largest city wl      = Dawson
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 778
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 765
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 13
 | area percentage      = 1.7%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 6719
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 6630 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 8.8
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = http://lqpco.com/
 | named for            = "Lake that speaks" [[French language|French]]
 | ex image             = Lac qui Parle County Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Lac qui Parle County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 7th
}}

'''Lac qui Parle County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|l|æ|k|_|k|i|_|ˈ|p|ɑːr|l}}  {{respell|LAK|_|kee|_|PARL}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the southwestern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 6,719.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lacquiparlecountyminnesota/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 19, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Madison, Minnesota|Madison]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The largest city in the county is [[Dawson, Minnesota|Dawson]].

==History==
{{see also|Lac qui Parle County seat controversy}}
The name of the county is a [[French language|French]] translation of the [[Dakota language|Dakota]] name, "Mde Lyedan," meaning "lake that speaks."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lac qui Parle Mission {{!}} Minnesota Historical Society |url=https://www.mnhs.org/lacquiparle |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.mnhs.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>Burnquist, Joseph A. A. (1924). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=68cVF0SXd4sC&dq=%22mde+lyedan%22&pg=PA472 Minnesota and Its People]''. Chicago: [[S. J. Clarke Publishing Company|The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company]]. pp. 471–472.</ref>

In 1862 the Minnesota legislature authorized creation of a county to be called Lac qui Parle on an area north of the Minnesota River. However, that initiative was not approved by the local voters affected, so the proposed county did not come into existence. Nine years later (March 6, 1871) the legislature authorized creation of the present Lac qui Parle County, south of the Minnesota River, and it was approved by local voters. The county seat was established at [[Lac qui Parle, Minnesota|Lac qui Parle village]].

In 1884 a settlement was platted at the railway stop in Madison Township (named for [[Madison, Wisconsin]]). The settlement, also named Madison, was incorporated in 1885, and in 1889 the county government was moved from Lac qui Parle village to this new town, which incorporated as a city in 1902.<ref>{{cite book|author=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|pages=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n307 288]–290}}</ref>

In 1886, a county-wide election chose Madison as the county seat. 150 men and 40 teams of horses rode to Lac qui Parle village, where the town hall was at the time, and dragged the building to Madison.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lac Qui Parle County Courthouse - Minnesota Valley History Learning Center|url=https://sites.google.com/site/mnvhlc/home/lac-qui-parle-county/lac-qui-parle-county-courthouse|access-date=May 3, 2021|website=sites.google.com}}</ref>

A new county courthouse was built in Madison in 1899, and in 1903 the Madison City Hall was completed. A total of four fires swept the city's main area during the early years of the twentieth century, resulting in most wood structures in the area being replaced with brick buildings.<ref name="Mad" />

A March 2011 study by the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] and the [[Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]] ranked this as Minnesota's healthiest county.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/118884114.html|title=How healthy are Minnesotans? It varies, report says|last=Wobbema|first=Taryn|date=March 29, 2011|work=Star Tribune|access-date=September 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/minnesota|title=Rankings|work=County Health Rankings & Roadmaps|access-date=September 19, 2018}}</ref>

The county reached its peak population of 15,554 in 1920. However, the county seat continued its population growth until 1960, when 2,380 residents were counted.<ref name=Mad>[https://www.ci.madison.mn.us/about/history-2/ Madison (city) website (accessed March 18, 2019)]</ref>

==Geography==
Lac qui Parle County is on the west side of Minnesota. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of [[South Dakota]]. The [[Minnesota River]] flows southeastward along the county's NE border, creating Marsh Lake and [[Lac qui Parle|Lac qui Parle Reservoir]]<ref>The reservoir was created by damming the Minnesota River in 1939. The dam was rebuilt in 1996.</ref> The Minnesota River flow is augmented by [[Yellow Bank River]] near the county's north corner, and by [[Lac qui Parle River]] near the county's east border. The south fork of the Yellow Bank flows northward through the west portion of the county, and meets the north fork of the Yellow Bank in the north end of the county; the combined flow discharges into the Minnesota at the county's NE border. The Lac qui Parle flows eastward through the lower portion of the county, discharging into the Minnesota near the community of Lac qui Parle.

The county terrain consists of rolling hills, knolls and short bluffs near the west end, running to a steep bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley on its east border. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name=LQPCM>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lac+Qui+Parle+County,+MN/@45.0529129,-96.3756679,94932m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52cb3a5e937ab2d3:0xc5ccf34405e9dd01!8m2!3d45.0562676!4d-96.2006981 ''Lac Qui Parle County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 18, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point near its SW corner, at {{convert|1,404|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Lac qui Parle County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 18, 2019) |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|778|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|765|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13|sqmi}} (1.7%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref>

The county's northern boundary is defined by the [[Minnesota River]]. Two tributaries, the [[Lac qui Parle River]] and the [[Yellow Bank River]], flow through the county to discharge into the Minnesota.<ref>{{cite book|title=Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer|year=1994|publisher=[[DeLorme]]|location=Yarmouth ME|isbn=0-89933-222-6|pages=36–37}}</ref>

[[Salt Lake (Minnesota–South Dakota)|Salt Lake]] is found the county's western border. The lake is the only [[Soda lake|alkaline lake]] in Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Carly|date=August 11, 2022 |title=Rare Minnesota Lake is the Only Saltwater Lake in the State |url=https://kroc.com/salt-lake-only-saltwater-lake-in-minnesota/ |access-date=July 10, 2023 |website=106.9 KROC |language=en}}</ref> Salt Lake is a popular bird watching location<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salt Lake WMA |url=https://www.exploreminnesota.com/profile/salt-lake-wma/2414 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |website=Explore Minnesota |language=en}}</ref> because it is home to 145 species of birds that are not found other places in the area. Rare plants and insects have also been known to inhabit the region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2021 |title=Marietta's Salt Lake Is A Paradise For Birds And Bird Watchers - CBS Minnesota |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/mariettas-salt-lake-is-a-paradise-for-birds-and-bird-watchers/ |access-date=July 10, 2023 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>      [[File:Lac qui Parle Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Lac qui Parle County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 69-70. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Lakes===
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* Bolland Slough
* Case Lake
* Flinks Slough (part)
* Kibler Lake
* [[Lac qui Parle]] (adjacent to county)
* Marsh Lake (adjacent to county)
* Mud Lake
* Pegg Lake
* Salt Lake (part)
* Swanson Lake<ref name=LQPCM/>
{{div col end}}

===Major highways===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 59#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 59]]
* [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 75]]
* [[Image:US 212 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 212 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 212]] 
* [[Image:MN-40.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 40]]
* [[Image:MN-119.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 119]]
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Big Stone County, Minnesota|Big Stone County]] - north
* [[Swift County, Minnesota|Swift County]] - northeast
* [[Chippewa County, Minnesota|Chippewa County]] - east
* [[Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota|Yellow Medicine County]] - south
* [[Deuel County, South Dakota]] - southwest
* [[Grant County, South Dakota]] - northwest
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* Acton Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* Borchardt-Rosin State Wildlife Management Area
* Church State Wildlife Management Area
* De Vorak State Wildlife Management Area
* Flinks State Wildlife Management Area
* Haydenville State Wildlife Management Area
* Kemen State Wildlife Management Area
* Kibler Scientific and Natural Area
* [[Lac qui Parle State Park]]
* Medicine Pipe State Wildlife Management Area
* Plantation State Wildlife Management Area
* Providence State Wildlife Management Area
* Sweetwater State Wildlife Management Area
* Wild Wings Baxter State Wildlife Management Area
* Yellow Bank Hills Scientific and Natural Area<ref name=LQPCM/>
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 145
|1880= 4891
|1890= 10382
|1900= 14289
|1910= 15435
|1920= 15554
|1930= 15398
|1940= 15509
|1950= 14545
|1960= 13330
|1970= 11164
|1980= 10592
|1990= 8924
|2000= 8067
|2010= 7259
|2020= 6719
|estyear=2023
|estimate=6630
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507121432/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=May 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lac qui Parle County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Lac%20qui%20Parle%20County,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|6,244
|93%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|32
|0.47%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|10
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|40
|0.6%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|191
|2.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|202
|3%
|}

===2000 census===
[[File:LacquiParleCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Lac qui Parle County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 8,067 people, 3,316 households, and 2,225 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10.5|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 3,774 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.93|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.85% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.32% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.26% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 44.6% were of [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] and 35.2% [[German people|German]] ancestry.

There were 3,316 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.

The county population contained 24.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,626, and the median income for a family was $41,556. Males had a median income of $27,939 versus $19,681 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,399. About 5.60% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.80% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Bellingham, Minnesota|Bellingham]]
* [[Boyd, Minnesota|Boyd]]
* [[Dawson, Minnesota|Dawson]]
* [[Louisburg, Minnesota|Louisburg]]
* [[Madison, Minnesota|Madison]] (county seat)
* [[Marietta, Minnesota|Marietta]]
* [[Nassau, Minnesota|Nassau]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Cerro Gordo, Minnesota|Cerro Gordo]]
* [[Haydenville, Minnesota|Haydenville]]
* [[Lac qui Parle, Minnesota|Lac qui Parle]]
* [[Providence, Minnesota|Providence]]
* [[Rosen, Minnesota|Rosen]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=16em}}
* [[Agassiz Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Agassiz Township]]
* [[Arena Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Arena Township]]
* [[Augusta Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Augusta Township]]
* [[Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Baxter Township]]
* [[Camp Release Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Camp Release Township]]
* [[Cerro Gordo Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Cerro Gordo Township]]
* [[Freeland Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Freeland Township]]
* [[Garfield Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Garfield Township]]
* [[Hamlin Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Hamlin Township]]
* [[Hantho Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Hantho Township]]
* [[Lac qui Parle Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Lac qui Parle Township]]
* [[Lake Shore Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Lake Shore Township]]
* [[Madison Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Madison Township]]
* [[Manfred Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Manfred Township]]
* [[Maxwell Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Maxwell Township]]
* [[Mehurin Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Mehurin Township]]
* [[Perry Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Perry Township]]
* [[Providence Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Providence Township]]
* [[Riverside Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Riverside Township]]
* [[Ten Mile Lake Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Ten Mile Lake Township]]
* [[Walter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Walter Township]]
* [[Yellow Bank Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Yellow Bank Township]]
{{div col end}}

=== Extinct town ===

* [[Williamsburg, Minnesota|Williamsburg]]

==Law and government==
===Commissioners===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! District
! Commissioner
! In office<br />since
! Current term<br />expires on January 1
|-
|1st || Todd Patzer || 2005 || 2025
|-
|2nd || DeRon Brehmer || 2011 || 2023
|-
|3rd || John Maatz || 2017 || 2025
|-
|4th || Ben Bothun || 2019 || 2023
|-
|5th || Stacey Tufto ||2021 ||2025
|}

===Key staff===
Lac qui Parle County's normal operations are coordinated by the County Administrator Jake Sieg along with County Department Heads.

===Law enforcement===
The current Sheriff of Lac qui Parle County is Allen Anderson, who became sheriff in 2017 upon the resignation of former Sheriff Lou Sager. Anderson won the 2018 election. The City of Dawson Chief of Police is Andrew Stock.

==Politics==
From the county's founding until 1956, Lac qui Parle County voted Republican, typically by large margins, in all but four elections, in 1912 when former Republican [[Theodore Roosevelt]] won as the [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912–1920)|Progressive]] candidate, in the two landslide victories for Democrat [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in 1932 and 1936, and for Democrat [[Harry S. Truman]] in the close 1948 election. From 1960 to 2012, however, Lac qui Parle County voted Democrat in every election except for the two landslide wins for [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980 and 1984. Beginning in 2016, the county has transitioned to being Republican once again, as [[Donald Trump]] won by over 25%, the best margin for any party since 1964 in the county. He increased his margin of victory to nearly 27% in 2020, and obtained over 62% of the vote, becoming the first candidate of any party to receive at least 60% of the vote since [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976 (with native Minnesotan [[Walter Mondale]] as his running mate), and the first Republican to win at least 60% of the county's vote since [[Warren G. Harding]] a century earlier.
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{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,447|2,420|598|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,435|2,342|1,191|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,116|2,805|62|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,731|2,685|81|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,981|2,457|465|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,292|3,647|126|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|2,773|2,845|108|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|2,672|2,937|219|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,236|3,934|10|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,185|3,253|11|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,276|2,826|6|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,924|2,753|28|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,330|3,690|80|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,104|2,779|17|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|3,789|3,106|28|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,066|3,243|687|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,911|3,992|97|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,406|2,245|59|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,860|106|2,507|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,219|653|255|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,614|1,047|206|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|343|608|1,587|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,894|661|183|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,886|243|136|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,924|642|126|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,620|932|89|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,164|457|604|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|1,298|540|88|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|966|220|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|878|47|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|351|20|1|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1872|Republican|236|7|0|Minnesota}}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27073_lac_qui_parle/DC20SD_C27073.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lac qui Parle County, MN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 10, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27073_lac_qui_parle/DC20SD_C27073_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Canby Public School District]]
* [[Dawson-Boyd Public School District]]
* [[Lac qui Parle Valley School District]]
* [[Montevideo Public School District]]
* [[Ortonville Public Schools]]
* [[Yellow Medicine East School District]]

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota]]

==References==
{{Reflist }}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota}}

* [http://www.lqpco.com/ Lac qui Parle County website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Big Stone County, Minnesota|Big Stone County]]
|Northeast = [[Swift County, Minnesota|Swift County]]
|East      = [[Chippewa County, Minnesota|Chippewa County]]
|South     = [[Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota|Yellow Medicine County]]
|Southwest = [[Deuel County, South Dakota]]
|Northwest = [[Grant County, South Dakota]]
}}

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