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Goodhue County ( / ˈɡʊdhjuː / GUUD-hew) [1] is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,582. [2] Its county seat is Red Wing. [3] Nearly all of Prairie Island Indian Community is within the county.
The names of many of the counties allude to the long history of exploration. Over ten counties are named for Native American groups residing in parts of what is now Minnesota. Another fifteen counties are named after physical geographic features, and the remainder for politicians.
Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1] Minnesota is divided into 87 counties and contains 853 incorporated cities, with populations ranging from 425,115 ...
The Goodhue Area Historical Society constructed a museum in the community named in honor of James M. Goodhue, [6] a newspaperman who was the first editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press .
The governor of Minnesota is the head of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Minnesota's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. There have been 41 governors of the state; one, Rudy Perpich, served non-consecutive terms. Minnesota Territory had three governors ...
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [1] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. [3] The prevalence of lakes has generated many repeat names. For example, there are more ...
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Minnesota was divided into a south-eastern area including the Twin-Cities with area code 612 and the rest of the state in the south-west, north, and north-east with area code 218. [2] In 1954, the southern half of 612 was designated a separate numbering plan area with area code 507 as the third area code for the state.