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Renville County, Minnesota

Web site: http://www.co.renville.mn.us

Renville County west central Minnesota, and is well known agricultural innovations including crop and animal cooperatives, seed crop breeding and production and farmers willing to experiment with newly developed agricultural technology.

Renville County is 982 square miles with 27 townships and 10 cities. They are of Bird Island, Buffalo Lake, Danube, Fairfax, Franklin, Hector, Morton, Olivia, Renville and Sacred Heart. The 2000 census data indicates there are 17,154 people living in Renville County.

Renville County has 17 city and county parks and 12 lakes.

Public Transportation is provided by the Renville County Heartland Express.

The county was established in 1855 by an act of the Minnesota Legislature. The first county election was held in 1862 but the records were lost during the Dakota Conflict. These election results were not filed with the State and no action was taken by the Legislature to declare Renville County an organized county. Finally in 1866 the County was declared organized and the second election was held. During this election the offices of Auditor, Register of Deeds, Treasurer, Sheriff, Judge of Probate, Clerk of District Court, Surveyor, Coroner and County Commissioners were filled.