Editing Wright County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Wright, Minnesota}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Wright County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = February 20
 | founded year         = 1855<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 19, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref>
 | seat wl              = Buffalo
 | largest city wl      = Otsego
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 714
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 661
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 53
 | area percentage      = 7.4%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 141337
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 154593 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 233.9
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = www.co.wright.mn.us
 | named for            = [[Silas Wright]]
 | district             = 6th
 | ex image             = Vacant Wright County Government Center, Buffalo, MN-01.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Wright County Government Center, Buffalo, MN (2024)
}}

'''Wright County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the East Central part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. The population was 141,337 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], then growing to an estimated 154,593 in 2024.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wrightcountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Buffalo, Minnesota|Buffalo]].<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> The county was founded in 1855. Wright County is part of the [[Minneapolis]]-[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]-[[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], MN-[[Wisconsin|WI]] [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. In terms of population, Wright County is the tenth-largest county in Minnesota and the fastest growing.

==History==
The county was established in 1855, and was named for New York politician [[Silas Wright]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n603 586]}}</ref> The first county seat was [[Monticello, Minnesota|Monticello]]; in 1868 the county seat was changed to [[Buffalo, Minnesota|Buffalo]]. Most of the area's first settlers were of German and Swedish origin. The county's population in 1860 was 3,729; in 1875, it was 13,775.<ref name=amcyc/>

The 1998 thriller ''[[A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]'' was set in Wright County, though it does not mention a specific town.

==Geography==
{{Stack|[[File:Wright Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Wright County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 49–52. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]}}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|714|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|661|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|53|sqmi}} (7.4%) 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 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The terrain is undulating and contains [[List of lakes in Minnesota|numerous small lakes]]. The county is bounded on the northeast by the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name="amcyc">{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Wright|display=Wright. I. A central county of Minnesota}}</ref> Wright is one of 17 Minnesota savanna region counties with more savanna soils than either prairie or forest soils, and one of only two Minnesota counties where savanna soils make up more than 75% of the county area (the other is Hennepin County).
[[File:Lake Maria State Park New Wiki Version.JPG|thumb|Soils of Lake Maria State Park]]

===Major highways===
{{div col}}
* [[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|Interstate 94]]
* [[Image:US 12.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 12]]
* [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 52]] (runs hidden with I-94)
* [[Image:MN-24.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 24]]
* [[Image:MN-25.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 25]]
* [[Image:MN-55.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 55]]
* [[Image:MN-101.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 101]]
* [[Image:MN-241.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 241]]
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]] - northeast
* [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] - east
* [[Carver County, Minnesota|Carver County]] - southeast
* [[McLeod County, Minnesota|McLeod County]] - southwest
* [[Meeker County, Minnesota|Meeker County]] - west
* [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]] - northwest

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 3729
|1870= 9457
|1880= 18104
|1890= 24164
|1900= 29157
|1910= 28082
|1920= 28685
|1930= 27119
|1940= 27550
|1950= 27716
|1960= 29935
|1970= 38933
|1980= 58681
|1990= 68710
|2000= 89986
|2010= 124700
|2020= 141337
|estyear=2024
|estimate=154593
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Wright County, Minnesota - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wright County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27171&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wright County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27171&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|116,786
|126,031
|93.65%
|89.17%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,286
|2,605
|1.03%
|1.84%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|397
|331
|0.32%
|0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,459
|1,877
|1.17%
|1.34%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|42
|35
|0.03%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|77
|508
|0.06%
|0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,601
|5,253
|1.28%
|3.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,052
|4,697
|2.45%
|3.32%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''124,700'''
|'''141,337'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''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.''

===2010===
The ethnic makeup of the county, according to the [[2010 United States census]], was the following:
* 95.04% [[White American|White]]
* 1.06% [[African American|Black]]
* 0.34% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
* 1.19% [[Asian American|Asian]]
* 0.04% [[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]]
* 1.53% [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]
* 0.81% [[Race (United States Census)|Other races]]
* 2.45% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)

===2000===
[[File:WrightCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Wright County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]

As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 89,986 people, 31,465 households, and 23,913 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|136|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 34,355 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.85% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 42.3% were of [[German people|German]], 11.9% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 7.4% [[swedish people|Swedish]] and 6.6% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 31465 households, out of which 42.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 18.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.26.

The county population contained 31.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% over age 64. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,945, and the median income for a family was $60,940. Males had a median income of $40,630 versus $28,201 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $21,844. About 3.60% of families and 4.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.50% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Albertville, Minnesota|Albertville]]
* [[Annandale, Minnesota|Annandale]]
* [[Buffalo, Minnesota|Buffalo]] (county seat)
* [[Clearwater, Minnesota|Clearwater]]
* [[Cokato, Minnesota|Cokato]]
* [[Dayton, Minnesota|Dayton]] (Mostly in [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]])
* [[Delano, Minnesota|Delano]]
* [[Hanover, Minnesota|Hanover]] (Small portion in [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]])
* [[Howard Lake, Minnesota|Howard Lake]]
* [[Maple Lake, Minnesota|Maple Lake]]
* [[Monticello, Minnesota|Monticello]]
* [[Montrose, Minnesota|Montrose]]
* [[Otsego, Minnesota|Otsego]]
* [[Rockford, Minnesota|Rockford]] (Partly in [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]])
* [[South Haven, Minnesota|South Haven]]
* [[St. Michael, Minnesota|St. Michael]]
* [[Waverly, Minnesota|Waverly]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Albion Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Albion]]
* [[Buffalo Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Buffalo]]
* [[Chatham Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Chatham]]
* [[Clearwater Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Clearwater]]
* [[Cokato Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Cokato]]
* [[Corinna Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Corinna]]
* [[Franklin Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Franklin]]
* [[French Lake Township, Wright County, Minnesota|French Lake]]
* [[Maple Lake Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Maple Lake]]
* [[Marysville Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Marysville]]
* [[Middleville Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Middleville]]
* [[Monticello Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Monticello]]
* [[Rockford Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Rockford]]
* [[Silver Creek Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Silver Creek]]
* [[Southside Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Southside]]
* [[Stockholm Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Stockholm]]
* [[Victor Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Victor]]
* [[Woodland Township, Wright County, Minnesota|Woodland]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
* [[Silver Creek, Wright County, Minnesota|Silver Creek]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Albion Center, Minnesota|Albion Center]]
* [[Albright, Minnesota|Albright]]
* [[Enfield, Minnesota|Enfield]]
* [[French Lake, Minnesota|French Lake]]
* [[Hasty, Minnesota|Hasty]]
* [[Highland, Wright County, Minnesota|Highland]]
* [[Knapp, Minnesota|Knapp]]
* [[Oster, Minnesota|Oster]]
* [[Rassat, Minnesota|Rassat]]
* [[Rice Lake, Wright County, Minnesota|Rice Lake]]
* [[Smith Lake, Minnesota|Smith Lake]]
* [[Stockholm, Minnesota|Stockholm]]
* [[West Albion, Minnesota|West Albion]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost town===
* [[Dickinson, Minnesota|Dickinson]]

===Largest cities in Wright County===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 2020 Rank
! City
! 2010 Census
! 2020 Census
! Percent Increase
|-
|-style="background-color:#b4ddb4;"
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|1}}
| [[Otsego, Minnesota|Otsego]]
| {{change|13571|19966}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|2}}
| [[St. Michael, Minnesota|St. Michael]]
| {{change|16399|18235}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|3}}
| [[Buffalo, Minnesota|Buffalo]]
| {{change|15453|18168}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|4}}
| [[Monticello, Minnesota|Monticello]]
| {{change|12759|14455}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|5}}
| [[Albertville, Minnesota|Albertville]]
| {{change|7044|7896}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|6}}
| [[Delano, Minnesota|Delano]]
| {{change|5464|6484}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|7}}
| [[Rockford, Minnesota|Rockford]]
| {{change|4316|4515}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|8}}
| [[Annandale, Minnesota|Annandale]]
| {{change|3228|3517}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|9}}
| [[Hanover, Minnesota|Hanover]]
| {{change|2938|3507}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|10}}
| [[Montrose, Minnesota|Montrose]]
| {{change|2847|3317}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{nts|11}}
| [[Cokato, Minnesota|Cokato]]
| {{change|2694|2747}}
|-
|}

==Government and politics==
{{PresHead|place=Wright County, Minnesota|source=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|57,211|30,883|1,947|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|51,973|28,430|2,023|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|43,274|20,334|6,010|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|40,466|25,741|1,609|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|37,779|26,343|1,456|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|36,176|22,618|740|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|23,861|16,762|2,743|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|13,224|15,542|6,108|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|11,650|12,465|11,045|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|14,987|14,177|379|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|15,399|12,486|205|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|12,293|12,383|2,315|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|9,314|13,379|771|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|9,996|8,695|695|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|6,321|8,793|639|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,476|8,687|22|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,180|6,452|26|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|7,257|4,944|12|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,089|4,373|62|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,589|5,523|185|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|6,961|3,678|72|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|8,297|3,993|87|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,087|5,363|1,901|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,406|7,205|219|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,011|4,483|132|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,349|567|4,235|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|7,013|1,299|508|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,683|2,262|191|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|837|1,333|2,139|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,820|1,396|226|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,183|860|199|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,153|1,888|152|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,312|2,172|95|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,271|1,829|577|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,877|2,133|345|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,383|1,609|153|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|2,110|1,317|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|1,482|1,280|23|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|1,135|929|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|985|623|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|528|356|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1860|Republican|572|188|4|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Commissioners {{!}} Wright County, MN - Official Website |url=https://www.co.wright.mn.us/314/Board-of-Commissioners |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=www.co.wright.mn.us}}</ref>
!Position
!Name
!District
!Next Election
|-
|Commissioner
|Tina Diedrick
|District 1
|2026
|-
|Commissioner
|Darek Vetsch
|District 2
|2024
|-
|Commissioner
|Jeanne Holland
|District 3
|2026
|-
|Commissioner
|Nadine Schoen
|District 4
|2024
|-
|Commissioner
|Michael Kaczmarek
|District 5
|2024
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2018-2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Andrew Mathews (politician)|Andrew Mathews]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1222 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 15
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Scott Newman (politician)|Scott Newman]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?member_id=1173 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 18
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Bruce Anderson (politician)|Bruce Anderson]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1201 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 29
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Mary Kiffmeyer]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1202 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 30
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Shane Mekeland]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Shane Mekeland (15B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15500 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 15B
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Dean Urdahl|Dean Erdahl]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Dean Urdahl (18A) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/10792 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 18A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Joe McDonald (politician)|Joe McDonald]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Joe McDonald (29A) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15360 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 29A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Marion O'Neill]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Marion O'Neill (29B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15409 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Republican]]
|District 29B
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Eric Lucero]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Eric Lucero (30B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15438 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 30B
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S. Congress (2018-2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Tom Emmer]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congressman Tom Emmer |url=https://emmer.house.gov/home |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=Congressman Tom Emmer |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|[[Minnesota's 6th congressional district|6th]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Amy Klobuchar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar |url=https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=www.klobuchar.senate.gov}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrat]]
|N/A
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Tina Smith]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.smith.senate.gov/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Senator Tina Smith |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrat]]
|N/A
|}

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

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.co.wright.mn.us/ Wright County government’s website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010922140354/http://wrightspot.com/ Wright County community website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Wright County, Minnesota
|Northeast = [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]]
|East      = [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]]
|Southeast = [[Carver County, Minnesota|Carver County]]
|Southwest = [[McLeod County, Minnesota|McLeod County]]
|West      = [[Meeker County, Minnesota|Meeker County]]
|Northwest = [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]]
}}

{{Wright County, Minnesota}}
{{Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Wright County, Minnesota| ]]
[[Category:Minneapolis–Saint Paul]]
[[Category:Minnesota counties]]
[[Category:Minnesota counties on the Mississippi River]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Minnesota Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1855]]