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Its county seat is Olivia. The county was formed in 1855 and organized in 1866. Renville County is named in honor of Joseph Renville, a fur trader. The county was the site of several engagements in the Dakota War of 1862.

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Cities Bird Island Buffalo Lake Danube Fairfax Franklin Hector Morton Olivia (county seat) Redwood Falls Renville Sacred Heart Granite Falls Unincorporated communities Beaver Falls Bechyn Churchill Lakeside Ghost towns Vicksburg

Townships Bandon Township Beaver Falls Township Birch Cooley Township Bird Island Township Boon Lake Township Brookfield Township Cairo Township Camp Township Crooks Township Emmet Township Ericson Township Flora Township Hawk Creek Township Hector Township Henryville Township Kingman Township Martinsburg Township Melville Township Norfolk Township Osceola Township Palmyra Township Preston Lake Township Sacred Heart Township Troy Township Wang Township Wellington Township Winfield Township

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