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Wilkin County history

Wilkin County, Minnesota was created in 1858. It's parent counties were Cass, Toombs and Johnson. The county seat is Breckenridge.
U.S. Census reports are available for this county from 1870 to 1940.

YearPopulationYearPopulation
19008080196010650
1910906319709389
19201018719808454
1930979119907516
19401047519977367
19501056720007138
20106576

YearCounty Rank
19702547
19802615
19902646
20002675

Wilkin Co. Photos 12 Nov 2023

Wilkin Co. Government - Official Site

Location of Wilkin County Townships

Wilkin County Historical Society
704 Nebraska Avenue
Breckenridge, MN 56520 map

Query board 12 Nov 2023

Manual Wilkin Co. Queries
Archived Queries 12 Nov 2023
Wilkin County Cemeteries

Red River Genealogical Society

Biographies from Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota

Wilkin County

Other counties

Wilkin Co. Lookups 12 Nov 2023
Wilkin Co. Newspapers 12 Nov 2023
Obituary Index 25 Nov 2023
1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll
Baptisms, 1890, South Immanuel 9 Nov 2023
1903 Platbook for various townships 9 Nov 2023
1915 Platbook

1920 Minnesota Geographic Names - Wilkin County

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