Todd County, Minnesota facts for kids
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Todd County
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The Todd County Courthouse in Long Prairie
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Minnesota |
| Founded | February 20, 1855 (created) January 1, 1867 (organized) |
| Named for | John Blair Smith Todd |
| Seat | Long Prairie |
| Largest city | Long Prairie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 980 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| • Land | 945 sq mi (2,450 km2) |
| • Water | 35 sq mi (90 km2) 3.5%% |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 25,262 |
| • Estimate
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25,667  |
| • Density | 25.78/sq mi (9.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
Todd County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,262. Its county seat is Long Prairie.
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History
The county was created by the Minnesota Territorial legislature on February 20, 1855, although the county government was not organized until January 1, 1867, with Long Prairie as the county seat. It was named for John Blair Smith Todd, who was a delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
In 1976 the Todd County Bicentennial Commission compiled an extensive history of the County in a 316 page spiral bound book. The book includes histories of Todd County Villages, townships, and forgotten post offices, among other items.
Geography
The Crow Wing River flows southeastward along the northeastern border of Todd County. The Long Prairie River flows east-northeast through the central part of the county, discharging into the Crow Wing on the county's northeastern border. The Wing River, northwest of the Long Prairie River, also flows into the Crow Wing. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and etched with drainages. The area is devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and south, with its highest point on the west border at 1,483 ft (452 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 980 sq mi (2,500 km2), of which 945 sq mi (2,450 km2) is land and 35 sq mi (91 km2)(3.5%) is water.
Major highways
Interstate 94
U.S. Highway 10
U.S. Highway 52
U.S. Highway 71
Minnesota State Highway 27
Minnesota State Highway 28
Minnesota State Highway 210
Minnesota State Highway 287
Adjacent counties
- Wadena County (north)
- Cass County (northeast)
- Morrison County (east)
- Stearns County (south)
- Douglas County (west)
- Otter Tail County (northwest)
Lakes
- Bass Lake
- Beauty Lake
- Big Birch Lake (part)
- Big Lake
- Big Swan Lake
- Buckhorn Lake
- Bunker Lake
- Cedar Lake
- Charlotte Lake
- Coal Lake
- Fairly Lake
- Fawn Lake
- Felix Lake
- Goose Lake
- Guernsey Lake
- Hayden Lake
- Horseshoe Lake
- Juergens Lake
- Keller Lake
- Lady Lake
- Lake Osakis (part)
- Latimer Lake
- Lawrence Lake
- Little Birch Lake (part)
- Little Sauk Lake
- Long Lake (Birchdale Twp.)
- Long Lake (Burnhamville Twp.)
- Maple Lake
- Mary Lake (part)
- McCarrahan Lake
- Mill Lake
- Mound Lake
- Mud Lake
- Pauley Lake
- Pendergast Lake
- Pine Island Lake
- Rice Lake
- Sauk Lake (part)
- Schreiers Lake
- Sheet Lake
- Trace Lake
- Twin Lakes (part)
- West Union Lake
Protected areas
- Aurzada Wildlife Management Area
- Buckhorn Lake State Wildlife Management Area
- Burleene State Wildlife Management Area
- Dower State Wildlife Management Area
- Elgin Woods Wildlife Management Area
- Iona Wildlife Management Area
- Ireland State Wildlife Management Area
- Long Prairie River Wildlife Management Area
- Oak Ridge State Wildlife Management Area
- Ojakis Wildlife Management Area (part)
- Owen-Hinz Wildlife Management Area
- Quistorff Wildlife Management Area
- Randall State Wildlife Management Area
- Santer Wildlife Management Area
- Sheet Lake Wildlife Management Area
- West Union Wildlife Management Area
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 430 | — | |
| 1870 | 2,036 | 373.5% | |
| 1880 | 6,133 | 201.2% | |
| 1890 | 12,930 | 110.8% | |
| 1900 | 22,214 | 71.8% | |
| 1910 | 23,407 | 5.4% | |
| 1920 | 26,059 | 11.3% | |
| 1930 | 26,170 | 0.4% | |
| 1940 | 27,438 | 4.8% | |
| 1950 | 25,420 | −7.4% | |
| 1960 | 23,119 | −9.1% | |
| 1970 | 22,114 | −4.3% | |
| 1980 | 24,991 | 13.0% | |
| 1990 | 23,363 | −6.5% | |
| 2000 | 24,426 | 4.5% | |
| 2010 | 24,895 | 1.9% | |
| 2020 | 25,262 | 1.5% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 25,667 | 3.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
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2020 Census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (NH) | 22,117 | 87.55% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 95 | 0.37% |
| Native American (NH) | 76 | 0.3% |
| Asian (NH) | 97 | 0.38% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 72 | 0.29% |
| Other/Mixed (NH) | 597 | 2.36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,208 | 8.74% |
Amish
Todd County has a large concentration of Amish, about the same population size as the Amish settlement at Harmony. It is home to five different Amish communities, with altogether seven church districts in 2013, which indicates a total population of about 1000 people.
| Location | Founded in | Church dis- tricts in 2013 |
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| Bertha/Hewitt | 1973 | 1 | Swartzentruber |
| Long Prairie/Osakis | 1995 | 2 | |
| Clarissa/Browerville | 2001 | 2 | |
| Bertha/Staples | 2003 | 1 | Swartzentruber |
| Eagle Bend | 2007 | 1 |
Communities
Cities
- Bertha
- Browerville
- Burtrum
- Clarissa
- Eagle Bend
- Grey Eagle
- Hewitt
- Long Prairie (county seat)
- Osakis (partly in Douglas County)
- Staples (partly in Wadena County)
- West Union
Unincorporated communities
- Philbrook
- Pillsbury
- Ward Springs
Townships
- Bartlett
- Bertha
- Birchdale
- Bruce
- Burleene
- Burnhamville
- Eagle Valley
- Fawn Lake
- Germania
- Gordon
- Grey Eagle
- Hartford
- Iona
- Kandota
- Leslie
- Little Elk
- Little Sauk
- Long Prairie
- Moran
- Reynolds
- Round Prairie
- Staples
- Stowe Prairie
- Turtle Creek
- Villard
- Ward
- West Union
- Wykeham
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Todd (Minnesota) para niños
