County Trivia

Did you know Minnesota is divided into eighty-seven counties? The first county was established in 1849 and the last county was established in 1922. The largest county by population is Hennepin County and the largest by size is St. Louis County. The smallest by population is Cook County and the smallest by size is Ramsey County, home of the capitol, St. Paul.

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Map courtesy of Britannica Online

Which county(counties) was(were) named for:
  1. a president of the United States?
  2. an Ojibwe word for "snake"?
  3. a leader of the Republic of Texas?
  4. the source of the Mississippi River?
  5. a Dakota word for "lakes"?
  6. the French word for "thousand lakes"?
  7. the second governor of Minnesota and Secretary of War?
  8. the Dakota word for "on both sides"?
  9. an Italian explorer?
  10. the Ojibwe word for "large and lovely"?
  11. a Cree word for "rainy river"?
  12. Minnesota's first governor?
  13. a Dakota chief?
  14. the Ojibwe word for "wild rice"?

  15. the only county specifically named for a tree?

Source: Awesome Almanac Minnesota

 

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