Lac qui Parle, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
45°00′02″N 95°54′22″W / 45.00056°N 95.90611°W / 45.00056; -95.90611CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyLac qui ParleTownshipLac qui ParleElevation
1,020 ft (310 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code320GNIS feature ID646298[1]

Lac qui Parle (/ˌlæk kiː ˈpɑːrl/ LAK kee PARL)[2] is an unincorporated community in Lac qui Parle Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.[1] Lac qui Parle Village is the county's first permanently settled community, starting in 1868.[3]

During the Dakota war of 1862, the community was vacated.[3]

Lac qui Parle village was the original county seat for Lac qui Parle County. The county board met in the hotel and post office building from 1871 to 1875, then in a rented space in the local general store until 1883 when a new courthouse was built. The courthouse was later moved to Madison, in 1889, after a county election chose Madison as the new seat.[4] In 1899, ten years later, a new courthouse was built in Madison[5] which is now on the United States National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880108—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Lac qui Parle, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "National Registry of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Lac qui Parle County Courthouse" National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Our History | Lac qui Parle County, MN". www.lqpco.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Minnesota Judicial Branch - Lac qui Parle County District Court". www.mncourts.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "National Register of Historic Places - Lac qui Parle County Courthouse" National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Municipalities and communities of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Madison
Cities
Map of Minnesota highlighting Lac qui Parle County
TownshipsUnincorporated
communitiesFootnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
  • Minnesota portal
  • United States portal


This article about a location in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e