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The Wilkin County Courthouse is the primary government building of Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States, located in the city of Breckenridge.Built from 1928 to 1929, the courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and politics/government. [2]
Breckenridge Township is a township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 234 at the 2000 census. Breckenridge Township was organized in 1857, and named for John C. Breckinridge, a Senator from Kentucky, fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and later Confederate general and the last Confederate Secretary of War.
Breckenridge is a city and county seat of Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. [8] The population was 3,430 at the 2020 census. [5] Breckenridge's twin city is Wahpeton, North Dakota. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND—MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Wilkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota.As of the 2020 census, the population of Wilkin County was 6,506. [1] Its county seat is Breckenridge. [2] The county is named for Colonel Alexander Wilkin, a lawyer who served as Minnesota's U.S. marshal and was later killed in the Civil War.
The Wilkin County Historical Society organized on March 29, 1965, in order to create a museum. In the beginning with no central place to store items, the museums artifacts were spread to different places around town until the First Federal Savings and Loan in Breckenridge offered their basement to centralize storage of the collection until a building for a museum could be found.
The Mayor of Minneapolis, currently a position held by a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), operates alongside the city council. The mayor's role was previously considered relatively weak compared to some other U.S. cities, but following a charter amendment in 2021, the mayor gained more power and the council was reduced to purely legislative duties.
Watonwan River, a river that flows through Minnesota. 11,077: 434.51 sq mi (1,125 km 2) Wilkin County: 167: Breckenridge: 1858: Cass County, Pembina County: Alexander Wilkin (1820–1864), Minnesota politician and soldier killed in the Civil War 6,306: 751.43 sq mi (1,946 km 2) Winona County: 169: Winona: 1854: Fillmore County, Wabasha County
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.373 square miles (0.97 km 2), all land. [1] Foxhome is located between Fergus Falls and Breckenridge on Minnesota State Highway 210.