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Ada (/ ˈ eɪ d ə / AY-də) [7] is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,740 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is the county seat .
The county was created by the Minnesota legislature on March 17, 1881, with Ada (which had been founded in 1874) as county seat. Even though Twin Valley was much closer to the geographic center of the county Ada was chosen as the county seat, sparking a 6 year legal battle. [4]
Ada Village Hall is the former center for local government in Ada, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 1904, it was also an important public meeting hall and social facility through the 1970s. Completed in 1904, it was also an important public meeting hall and social facility through the 1970s.
It is actually the second building in Ada used by the county government. In 1883 the first offices were in a two story building on the NE corner of the block the current courthouse sits on. The county rented the space from the village of Ada for $430/yr. [2] After the new courthouse was built, the old building was moved three blocks north.
KRJB (106.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ada, Minnesota. The station is owned by R & J Broadcasting Inc. It airs a full-service Country music format. [3] The station was assigned the KRJB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 19, 1987. [1]
The Congregational Church of Ada is a historic church on E. 2nd Avenue and 1st Street in Ada, Minnesota.Designed by Charles Waterbury, a brother-in-law of congregation member Fred Hampson, [2] it was built in 1900 for a cost of $6,000 [3] to serve the needs of a congregation meeting in a schoolhouse at the time.
Halstad is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 564 at the time of the 2020 census. [4] The city is known for its production of sugar beets, and has a statue of a sugar beet, known as the world's largest sugar beet, to commemorate this status.
Louis Hauge Jr. was born on December 12, 1924, in Ada, Minnesota. He was active in all athletics but left high school after his first year and worked in a canning factory in Ada, where he became assistant foreman. Hauge was later employed at a shipyard in Tacoma, Washington as a painter. [2]