DOUGLAS COUNTY: ASSESSOR:

Each entry gives the owner's name; school district number; type of property (household, homestead, agricultural, business); and the property's total full, assessed, and equalized valuations. The real property sections additionally give the legal description (location) and size of the property; and the values of acreage or lots, structures and improvements, machinery, and other items, including homesteads and non-homesteads (beginning in 1940), timberland, and recreational property. The personal property sections additionally give the post office address and the quantity and/or valuation of various categories of personal property, including household goods, personal possessions, vehicles, agricultural products and livestock, farm machinery, manufacturing and business products and property, financial investments and assets, and privately owned structures on railroad and government lands.

For some years there may be a list of mortgages; other information on indebtedness; and data on tree bounty, lands taken under the Homestead and Tree Claims acts, real property exempt from taxation, and grain received in or handled by elevators, warehouses, and mills.

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Arranged in 3 sections: 1) 1867-1901 (Microfilm SAM 367, 53 reels); 2) 1910-1961 (Microfilm SAM 368, 63 reels); 3) 1990-1991 (Unfilmed).

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Douglas County (Minn.). Assessor. Assessment Rolls. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 2001; Faribault, MN : Central Micro Systems, Inc., 2002.

Location of Originals:

Microfilmed originals (72.5 cubic feet) were returned to the Douglas County Government Center, Alexandria, MN, after microfilming.

Alternate Form Available:

Microfilm available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2000-66; 2014-19

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001736727

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Volumes listed below that are identified as containing township records may also include information for villages within the boundaries of their respective townships.

There are separate real and personal property volumes for each civil subdivision for the years 1867-1870 unless otherwise noted.

Within each single year arranged alphabetically by civil subdivision (township, village, city) and thereunder by property type.

1867

1868

1869

1870

1871

1872

1873

1874

1875

1876

1877

1878

1879

1880

1881

1882

1883

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

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Volumes listed below that are identified as containing township records may also include information for villages within the boundaries of their respective townships.

Within each single year (1910-1931) arranged alphabetically by civil subdivision (township, village, city), thereunder by property type. With each two year period (1940-1961) arranged alphabetically by civil subdivision, thereunder by single year, then by property type.

1910

1911

1920

1921

1930

1931

1940-1941

1950-1951

1960-1961

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Within each single year arranged alphabetically by civil subdivision (township, village, city) and thereunder by property type.

1990

1991

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

Personal property -- Valuation -- Minnesota -- Douglas County.

Real property -- Valuation -- Minnesota -- Douglas County.

Tax assessment -- Minnesota -- Douglas County.

Document Types:

Microforms.

Functions:

Assessing.

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