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Its county seat is St. James. The
county was organized in 1860, two years after Minnesota
was granted statehood.In 1870, the directors of the St.
Paul and Sioux City railroads chose the future townsite
of St. James as the midpoint for a new railroad linking
the two cities. Named for James Purington, an early
settler, the new city was incorporated in 1871. It was
the hometown of Minnesota Governor Winfield Scott
Hammond, a Democrat who served in 1915.
Cities
Butterfield
Darfur
La
Salle
Lewisville
Madelia
Odin
Ormsby
St. James (county seat)
Unincorporated
communities
Echols
Godahl
Grogan
South Branch
Sveadahl
Tenmile Corner
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Townships
Adrian
Township
Antrim Township
Butterfield
Township
Fieldon Township
Long Lake
Township
Madelia Township
Nelson
Township
Odin Township
Riverdale
Township
Rosendale Township
St. James
Township
South Branch
Township
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