1998 Minnesota Statutes

     370.01 Change of boundaries; creation of new counties. 

    The boundaries of counties may be changed by taking 
 territory from a county and attaching it to an adjoining county, 
 and new counties may be established out of territory of one or 
 more existing counties.  A new county shall contain at least 400 
 square miles, have at least 2,000 inhabitants, and have a market 
 value of at least $17,000,000.  An existing county shall not be 
 reduced in area below 400 square miles, have less than 2,000 
 inhabitants, or have a market value of less than $17,000,000.  

    In existing counties having an area of more than 3,500 and 
 less than 6,000 square miles, boundaries may be changed and new 
 counties established having a market value of at least 
 $10,000,000.  

    No change in the boundaries of any county having an area of 
 more than 2,500 square miles, whether by the creation of a new 
 county, or otherwise, shall detach from the existing county any 
 territory within 12 miles of the county seat.  

    HIST: (602) RL s 380; 1913 c 337 s 1; 1917 c 359; 1919 c 458; 
 1985 c 109 s 1; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 
 1990 c 480 art 9 s 12