Editing Morrison County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Morrison County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = February 25
 | founded year         = 1856
 | seat wl              = Little Falls
 | largest city         = Little Falls
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1153
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 1125
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 28
 | area percentage      = 2.5%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 34010
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 34250 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = www.co.morrison.mn.us
 | named for            = [[William Morrison (trader)|William]] and [[Allan Morrison (trader)|Allan Morrison]]
 | ex image             = Morrison Co Courthouse 1.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Morrison County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 8th
}}

'''Morrison County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 34,010.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/morrisoncountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=April 14, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Little Falls, Minnesota|Little Falls]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> [[Camp Ripley|Camp Ripley Military Reservation]] occupies a significant area in north-central Morrison County.

==History==
[[Sioux|Dakotah]] and [[Ojibwe]] Indians lived in central Minnesota around the [[Mississippi River]]. French and English fur traders and voyageurs traveled through Minnesota from the 17th century to the 19th century. They used the river to transport their goods and trade with the natives. The county was named for fur trading brothers William and Allan Morrison.

In the 19th century three prominent explorers led expeditions along the river through the area that became Morrison County. [[Zebulon Pike]] came through in 1805. [[Michigan Territory]] Governor [[Lewis Cass]] led an expedition through the area in 1820. Explorer and scientist [[Joseph Nicollet]] created the first accurate map of the area along the river in 1836.

Missionaries were some of the area's first European settlers. Methodist missionaries settled temporarily along the Little Elk River in 1838. The Reverend Frederic and Elisabeth (Taylor) Ayer moved to the [[Belle Prairie Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Belle Prairie]] area in 1849. They started a mission and school there for the Ojibwe. Father [[Francis Xavier Pierz]] came to the area in 1852 and started many communities in central Minnesota, including Sobieski and Rich Prairie (later renamed Pierz) in Morrison County.

The US legislature established the [[Wisconsin Territory]] effective July 3, 1836. It existed until its eastern portion was granted statehood (as [[Wisconsin]]) in 1848. The federal government set up the [[Minnesota Territory]] effective March 3, 1849. The newly organized territorial legislature created nine counties across the territory in October of that year. On February 25, 1856, [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton]], one of those original counties, had a portion of its northern section partitioned off to create Morrison County, with [[Little Falls, Minnesota|Little Falls]] as the county seat.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA350 Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names (1920), p. 350 (accessed May 3, 2019)]</ref> It was named for William and Allen Morrison, early fur trappers and traders in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Place Names |url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620201420/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=March 18, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref>

The event that prodded further development of the county was the building of [[Fort Ripley (Minnesota fort)|Fort Ripley]] (originally named Ft. Gaines). In order to construct this military outpost, the Little Falls Mill and Land Company built a dam and sawmill in 1849. The company was formed by James Green, Allan Morrison, Henry Rice, John Irvine, John Blair Smith Todd, and Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana. Fort Ripley was ostensibly built to protect the [[Ho-Chunk|Winnebago]] Indians, who had been relocated by Henry Rice from [[Iowa]] to central Minnesota west of the Mississippi River, between the [[Crow Wing River|Crow Wing]] and [[Long Prairie River|Long Prairie]] rivers. Rice hoped the Winnebago would act as a buffer between the warring Ojibwe and Dakotah. His plan was unsuccessful and in 1855 the Winnebago were moved to the [[Blue Earth River]] in southern Minnesota.

The Little Falls area was first settled in 1848, and platted in 1855. Its growth occurred when the Little Falls Company (later called the Little Falls Manufacturing Company) built a second dam. This dam washed out, as had the first, and Little Falls entered a long period of economic depression and stagnant population. Bit by bit, Little Falls grew, until it was officially incorporated as a village in 1879.
[[File:Morrison Co Chart 2016 Wiki Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Morrison County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 53-56. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]  [[File:Rice Area Sportsmens WMA Wiki Version.jpg|thumb|right|Soils of Rice Area Sportsmen's WMA neighborhood]]
Another wave of immigration occurred between 1880 and 1920. A wide variety of ethnic groups<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morrison County, MN Immigration - Ethnic Settlements (1840s - Early 1900s) |url=http://www.morrisoncountyhistory.org/immap.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710083121/http://www.morrisoncountyhistory.org/immap.pdf |archive-date=July 10, 2007 |access-date=October 9, 2018 |website=morrisoncountyhistory.org}}</ref> settled in Morrison County. This wave of immigration was spurred by the construction of the third dam at Little Falls in 1887. A group of investors from [[Louisville, Kentucky]] led by M. M. Williams financed the dam. To be sure their investment would succeed, they encouraged other major industries to move to the city, touting the water power.

Pine Tree Lumber Company, run by Charles A. Weyerhaeuser and Richard "Drew" Musser,<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Linden Hill |url=http://www.linden-hill.org/history.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310005617/http://www.linden-hill.org/history.php |archive-date=March 10, 2011 |access-date=June 26, 2011}}</ref> was one business that took advantage of the water power, with their operations in Little Falls beginning in 1890. Hennepin Paper Company also started operations that year in the city.

In 1889 the Louisville investors drew up a charter to transform Little Falls from a village to a city. Nathan Richardson, one of Morrison County's original organizers, became the city's first mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History – Morrison County Historical Society |url=http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?page_id=4790 |access-date=September 9, 2018 |website=morrisoncountyhistory.org}}</ref>

==Geography==
The [[Mississippi River]] flows south through west-central Morrison County. The [[Platte River (Minnesota)|Platte River]] flows south-southwest through the central part of the county, discharging into the Mississippi just at both rivers exit Morrison County at the border with [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]]. The [[Little Elk River]] rises in Morrison County and flows east to discharge into the Mississippi just north of Little Falls, picking up the flow of the South Branch of the Little Elk River at [[Randall, Minnesota|Randall]]. The Mississippi also receives the flow of the [[Nokasippi River]] just above [[Camp Ripley]]. The [[Skunk River (Platte River tributary)|Skunk River]] rises in the northeast part of the county, and flows west-southwest through the lower central part of the county, discharging into the Platte southeast of Little Falls.

The terrain consists of low rolling hills, partly wooded, carved with drainages and gullies, and with all available area devoted to agriculture.<ref name="MCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Morrison+County,+MN/@46.0156831,-94.3948353,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b69f474398244b:0xc04f51a1eaa22ec0!8m2!3d45.9846475!4d-94.052545 Morrison County MN Google Maps (accessed May 3, 2019)]</ref> It generally slopes to the south, and slopes to the river valley from both east and west borders,<ref name="MCGM">{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Morrison County MN" Google Maps (accessed May 3, 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=May 3, 2019}}</ref> with its highest point on the Camp Ripley Military Reservation, {{convert|2.4|mi|km}} east and {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} north of the east end of [[Lake Alexander (Minnesota)|Lake Alexander]], at {{convert|1,521|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22108 Morrison County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 3, 2019)]</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|1153|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1125|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|28|sqmi}} (2.5%) 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/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 10]]
* [[Image:MN-25.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 25]]
* [[Image:MN-27.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 27]]
* [[Image:MN-28.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 28]]
* [[Image:MN-115.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 115]]
* [[Image:MN-238.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 238]]
* [[Image:MN-371.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 371]]
{{div col end}}

===Airports===
* [[Little Falls/Morrison County Airport]] (LXL) - southeast of [[Little Falls, Minnesota|Little Falls]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]] - north
* [[Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Crow Wing County]] - northeast
* [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]] - east
* [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton County]] - southeast
* [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]] - south
* [[Todd County, Minnesota|Todd County]] - west
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
Sources:<ref name=MCM/><ref name=MCGM/>
{{div col}}
* Belle Prairie County Park
* [[Charles A. Lindbergh State Park]]
* Coon Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge]]
* Crane Meadows State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Crow Wing State Park]] (part)
* Culdrum State Wildlife Management Area
* Ereaua State Wildlife Management Area
* Lake Alexander Woods Scientific and Natural Area
* Little Elk State Wildlife Management Area
* Mud Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Neitermeier State Wildlife Management Area
* Popple Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Rice-Skunk Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Richardson State Wildlife Management Area
* Ripley Esker Scientific and Natural Area
* Sponsa State Wildlife Management Area
* Wittiker State Wildlife Management Area
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 618
|1870= 1681
|1880= 5875
|1890= 13325
|1900= 22891
|1910= 24053
|1920= 25841
|1930= 25442
|1940= 27473
|1950= 25832
|1960= 26641
|1970= 26949
|1980= 29311
|1990= 29604
|2000= 31712
|2010= 33198
|2020= 34010
|estyear=2023
|estimate=34250
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |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 |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Morrison 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) – Morrison County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Morrison%20County,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|32,032
|94.2%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|179
|0.53%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|111
|0.32%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|102
|0.3%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|5
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|948
|2.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|633
|1.86%
|}

===2000 census===
[[File:MorrisonLacsCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Morrison County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 31,712 people, 11,816 households, and 8,460 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|28.2|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 13,870 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.3|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.48% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 45.4% were of [[germans|German]], 18.8% [[Polish people|Polish]], 7.3% [[norwegians|Norwegian]] and 5.7% [[swedish people|Swedish]] ancestry. 96.7% spoke [[English language|English]], 1.4% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and 1.2% [[German language|German]] as their first language.

There were 11,816 households, out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.40% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.

The county population contained 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,047, and the median income for a family was $44,175. Males had a median income of $31,037 versus $22,244 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,566. About 7.50% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 18.50% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
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* [[Bowlus, Minnesota|Bowlus]]
* [[Buckman, Minnesota|Buckman]]
* [[Elmdale, Minnesota|Elmdale]]
* [[Flensburg, Minnesota|Flensburg]]
* [[Genola, Minnesota|Genola]]
* [[Harding, Minnesota|Harding]]
* [[Hillman, Minnesota|Hillman]]
* [[Lastrup, Minnesota|Lastrup]]
* [[Little Falls, Minnesota|Little Falls]] (county seat)
* [[Motley, Minnesota|Motley]] (part)
* [[Pierz, Minnesota|Pierz]]
* [[Randall, Minnesota|Randall]]
* [[Royalton, Minnesota|Royalton]] (part)
* [[Sobieski, Minnesota|Sobieski]]
* [[Swanville, Minnesota|Swanville]] (part)
* [[Upsala, Minnesota|Upsala]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Belle Prairie, Minnesota|Belle Prairie]]
* Center Valley<ref name=MCGT/>
* [[Cushing, Minnesota|Cushing]]
* [[Darling, Minnesota|Darling]]
* [[Freedhem, Minnesota|Freedhem]]
* [[Gregory, Minnesota|Gregory]]
* [[Lincoln, Minnesota|Lincoln]]
* [[Little Rock, Morrison County, Minnesota|Little Rock]]
* [[Morrill, Minnesota|Morrill]]
* [[North Prairie, Minnesota|North Prairie]]
* [[Platte, Minnesota|Platte]]
* [[Ramey, Minnesota|Ramey]]
* Shamineau Park<ref name=MCGT/>
* Sullivan<ref name="MCGT">[http://genealogytrails.com/minn/morrison/ --Minnesota Counties/Morrison'' - Genealogy Trails (accessed 3 May 2019)]</ref>
* [[Vawter, Minnesota|Vawter]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
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* [[Agram Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Agram Township]]
* [[Belle Prairie Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Belle Prairie Township]]
* [[Bellevue Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Bellevue Township]]
* [[Buckman Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Buckman Township]]
* [[Buh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Buh Township]]
* [[Culdrum Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Culdrum Township]]
* [[Cushing Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Cushing Township]]
* [[Darling Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Darling Township]]
* [[Elmdale Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Elmdale Township]]
* [[Granite Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Granite Township]]
* [[Green Prairie Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Green Prairie Township]]
* [[Hillman Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Hillman Township]]
* [[Lakin Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Lakin Township]]
* [[Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Leigh Township]]
* [[Little Falls Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Little Falls Township]]
* [[Morrill Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Morrill Township]]
* [[Motley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Motley Township]]
* [[Mount Morris Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Mount Morris Township]]
* [[Parker Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Parker Township]]
* [[Pierz Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Pierz Township]]
* [[Pike Creek Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Pike Creek Township]]
* [[Platte Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Platte Township]]
* [[Pulaski Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Pulaski Township]]
* [[Rail Prairie Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Rail Prairie Township]] (now defunct)
* [[Richardson Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Richardson Township]]
* [[Ripley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Ripley Township]]
* [[Rosing Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Rosing Township]]
* [[Scandia Valley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Scandia Valley Township]]
* [[Swan River Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Swan River Township]]
* [[Swanville Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Swanville Township]]
* [[Two Rivers Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Two Rivers Township]]
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
In previous decades, Morrison County voters were fairly balanced, but since 1984 the county has swung Republican, only selecting the Democratic nominee for president twice since 1984. Morrison County has voted Republican at the federal level in every election in the 21st century, with increasingly higher Republican margins each time. In 2024, [[Donald Trump]] received the highest number of raw votes in Morrison County for a presidential candidate of all time with 15,666 votes. This beat Trump's previous record in 2020 by 845 votes. Morrison was the most Republican out of all Minnesota counties in 2016, 2020 and 2024.<ref>https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/</ref>
{{PresHead|place=Morrison County, Minnesota|source1=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=October 9, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 1,327 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 223 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 41 votes, and [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]] candidate [[Arthur Reimer]] received 14 votes.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|15,666|4,306|341|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|14,821|4,367|370|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|12,925|3,637|1,052|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|10,159|6,153|402|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|9,735|6,547|461|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|9,698|6,794|266|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|8,197|5,274|1,206|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|5,054|5,728|2,506|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|5,038|5,588|3,816|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,598|6,469|160|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,556|6,225|99|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|6,296|6,930|792|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,590|8,176|528|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|5,714|5,993|622|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|4,511|6,111|634|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,515|7,492|25|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,403|7,337|24|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,042|4,653|32|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,050|4,551|38|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,922|6,026|144|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,035|3,920|47|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,734|5,144|58|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,682|6,112|1,054|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,198|6,712|213|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|3,846|5,222|51|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|3,128|769|3,617|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,371|1,131|422|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,887|1,650|327|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|699|1,341|1,605|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,936|1,513|183|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,498|1,128|117|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,880|1,838|99|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,960|1,734|92|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|1,135|1,585|286|Minnesota}}

==See also==
* [[Great River Regional Library]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Morrison County, Minnesota]]
* [[Byron David Smith killings]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.co.morrison.mn.us/ Morrison County government website]
* [http://www.mcrecord.com Morrison County Record] (local newspaper)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110513195818/http://tom.mipaca.com/Minnesota/MorrisonCoDeathRecs0.php Morrison County Death Index]
* [http://www.morrisoncountyhistory.org/ Morrison County Historical Society]
* General Highway Map of Morrison County ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090824070422/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/morrison1.pdf western portion] and  [https://web.archive.org/web/20090824070429/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/morrison2.pdf eastern portion]) from the [[Minnesota Department of Transportation]]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Morrison County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]]
|Northeast = [[Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Crow Wing County]]
|East      = [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]]
|Southeast = [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton County]]
|South     = [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]]
|West      = [[Todd County, Minnesota|Todd County]]
}}

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