Wahnata County was an extinct county in Minnesota Territory. Created as one of the original 9 counties in 1849,[1] Wahnata County was located south of Mahkahto County and north of Dakota County. It was bounded to the north by a line from the mouth of the Crow Wing River to the Missouri River, and to the south by a line from the Clearwater River to the Missouri River.[2] The population was 160 at the 1850 United States census.[3]
The name is recorded as "Wahnahta" by the 1st Minnesota Territorial Legislature[2] and the 1850 United States census.[4]
The county was dissolved in 1851 to form Pembina County and Cass County. Parts of the original county are now parts of 24 counties.
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edit- ^ "Minnesota Counties". www.mncounties.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ a b "Minnesota Session Laws - 1849, Regular Session". Minnesota Legislature. 1849.
- ^ "Population of the States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-08-09.
- ^ "1850 Wahnahta Census". 2 September 1850. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
