Lac qui Parle, Minnesota

Lac qui Parle (/ˌlæk k 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]

Lac qui Parle, Minnesota
Lac qui Parle is located in Minnesota
Lac qui Parle
Lac qui Parle
Lac qui Parle is located in the United States
Lac qui Parle
Lac qui Parle
Coordinates: 45°00′02″N 95°54′22″W / 45.00056°N 95.90611°W / 45.00056; -95.90611
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLac qui Parle
TownshipLac qui Parle
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code320
GNIS feature ID646298[1]

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

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  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.