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The Dakota County Fair began in 1858 when the Dakota County Agricultural Society was organized. Henry H. Sibley, the first governor of the state of Minnesota, was guest speaker at the first fair which was held in Nininger. The fair moved to Hastings, the county seat, and then to permanent grounds near Farmington in 1918. [1] [2]
Farmington is host to The Dakota County Fairgrounds with entrances on 220th Street (Ash Street) and along Highway 3 (Chippendale Avenue). The Fairgrounds is the largest in area with 360 acres (1.5 km 2) versus 300 for the next largest: The Minnesota State Fairgrounds. It also hosts the largest county fair attendance in the state, with average ...
Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the east central portion of the state. As of the 2020 census , the population was 439,882. The population of Dakota County was estimated to be 447,440 in 2023. [ 2 ]
Dakota County. The earliest European settlement occurred on what is now Picnic Island, in 1819, where Colonel Henry Leavenworth built a stockade fort called "St. Peter's Cantonment" or "New Hope;" there materials were assembled for the construction of Fort Snelling, to be built on the bluff on the north side of the Minnesota River. [2]
The Minnesota State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Minnesota.Also known by its slogan, "The Great Minnesota Get-Together", it is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance [2] and the second-largest state fair in the United States by total attendance, [3] trailing only the State Fair of Texas, which generally runs twice as long as the Minnesota State ...
Here’s who’s running for mayor, city council and school board in Dakota County. Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Josh Verges, Pioneer Press. August 25, 2022 at 7:46 AM.
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Dakota County: Winfield Scott (1786–1866), United States Army general who served from (1808–1861) 155,814: 356.68 sq mi (924 km 2) Sherburne County: 141: Elk River: 1856: Benton County: Moses Sherburne (1813–1873), Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1853–1857) 102,206: 436.30 sq mi (1,130 km 2) Sibley County ...