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Minnesota

Pope County

 

 

 

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Its county seat is Glenwood. The county was formed in 1862 and organized in 1866. Pope County was identified by the state legislature in 1862, and named for John Pope, a General in the Union Army who had earlier worked as a surveyor in the area.

On Line Data

Cities
Brooten
Cyrus
Farwell
Glenwood (county seat)
Long Beach
Lowry
Sedan
Starbuck
Villard
Westport
Unincorporated communities
Grove Lake
Terrace
Ghost town
New Prairie
Townships
Bangor Township
Barsness Township
Ben Wade Township
Blue Mounds Township
Chippewa Falls Township
Gilchrist Township
Glenwood Township
Grove Lake Township
Hoff Township
Lake Johanna Township
Langhei Township
Leven Township
Minnewaska Township
New Prairie Township
Nora Township
Reno Township
Rolling Forks Township
Walden Township
Westport Township
White Bear Lake Township

 

Adjacent counties
Douglas County (north)
Stearns County (east)
Kandiyohi County (southeast)
Swift County (south)
Stevens County (west)
Grant County (northwest)

 

Villard, Minnesota

 

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