HENNEPIN COUNTY: AUDITOR:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Hennepin County (Minn.). County Auditor. | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1862-2007. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Records of the Hennepin County Auditor. | |
| Quantity: | 6.25 cubic feet (5 boxes and 3 partial box) | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Municipal and township establishment records (1865-2007); school district organization records (1880-1990s) including set-off records (1880s-1960s), and detachment and annexation records (1960s-1990s). Boundary maps for municipalities, school districts, townships and watershed districts (approximately 1980s-1990s); and school district plats (approximately 1857-1940s) are also included. A volume contains descriptions (no maps) of each school district's boundaries (1862-1872), with dates of its establishment and of any boundary changes and also includes a register of special liquor licenses (1875-1876).
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hennepin County (Minn.). County Auditor. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 986-87; 2019-16
Processing Information:
Processed by: Charles Rodgers and Perry Schussler, October 2018
Catalog ID number: 990017099570104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 112.A.14.1B | 1 | Municipal and township establishment records, 1865-2007: | |||||||||
| Records concerning the incorporation of municipalities, and the detachment of townships and attachment to municipalities. Include petitions, notices, ordinances, censuses of residents, certificates of election, findings of fact and orders, correspondence, poll lists, maps and related documents. Primarily arranged in alphabetical order by name of municipality or township. Some of the municipalities proposed for establishment were not incorporated. | |||||||||||
| Changes made in taxing districts, 1994-2007. | |||||||||||
| Completed detachments and annexations (various municipalities), 1996-2007. | |||||||||||
| Highway problems, 2004-2006. | |||||||||||
| Naegele easement, 2000-2004. | |||||||||||
| Population of Hennepin County municipalities’ statistics, 1960, 1990. | |||||||||||
| Bloomington, 1953-1961. | |||||||||||
| Brooklyn Center, 1911, 1984. | |||||||||||
| Brooklyn Park, 1954-1979. | |||||||||||
| Brookside, 1924. | |||||||||||
| Incorporated in 1924. | |||||||||||
| Champlin, 1946. | |||||||||||
| Chanhassen, 1960, 1993-1994. | |||||||||||
| Corcoran, 1958. | |||||||||||
| Crystal, 1911-1996. | |||||||||||
| Dayton, 1970. | |||||||||||
| Deephaven, 1947-1950. | |||||||||||
| Eden Prairie, 1962. | |||||||||||
| Edina, 1958-1981. | |||||||||||
| Excelsior Township, 1865-1895. | |||||||||||
| Excelsior, 1950-1959. | |||||||||||
| Golden Valley, 1893. | |||||||||||
| Greenfield (Rockford), 1958-1974. | |||||||||||
| Greenfield incorporated in 1958. | |||||||||||
| Greenwood, 1955-1985. | |||||||||||
| Incorporated in 1956; formerly part of Excelsior. | |||||||||||
| Hanover, 1891-1893. | |||||||||||
| Located in Wright County. | |||||||||||
| Hassan Township annexation and detachment to Rogers, 1990s-2007. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Hills and Dales, 1914-1918. | |||||||||||
| Borders Carver County, Minnetonka, Deephaven and Excelsior. | |||||||||||
| Hillside, 1893. | |||||||||||
| Hopkins, 1946-1969. | |||||||||||
| Hopkins (West Minneapolis), 1893. | |||||||||||
| Independence, 1956-1978. | |||||||||||
| Island Park, 1923-1961. | |||||||||||
| Incorporated in 1924; merged with Mound in 1961. | |||||||||||
| Long Lake, 1906-1993. | |||||||||||
| Loretto, 1903-1940. | |||||||||||
| Maple Grove, 1954-2001. | |||||||||||
| Maple Plain, 1912-1957. | |||||||||||
| Medicine Lake, 1944-1981. | |||||||||||
| Medina, 1868-1987. | |||||||||||
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| 112.A.14.2F | 2 | Minneapolis, 1927-2001. | |||||||||
| Minneapolis Park, 1891. | |||||||||||
| Became Golden Valley. | |||||||||||
| Minnetonka, 1898-1995. 1 folder and 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Minnetonka Beach, 1894. | |||||||||||
| Located in Excelsior Township; incorporated in 1894. | |||||||||||
| Minnetrista, 1960-1986. | |||||||||||
| Minnewashta, 1925. | |||||||||||
| Carver County. | |||||||||||
| Morningside, 1920-1947. | |||||||||||
| Seceded from Edina in 1920; returned to Edina in 1966. | |||||||||||
| Mound, 1911-1961. | |||||||||||
| New Hope, 1936-1960. | |||||||||||
| Orono, 1889-1994. | |||||||||||
| Osseo, 1947-1961. | |||||||||||
| Oxboro, 1923. | |||||||||||
| South of Minneapolis in Bloomington. | |||||||||||
| Plymouth, 1894-1991. | |||||||||||
| Richfield, 1907-1965. | |||||||||||
| Robbinsdale, 1893. | |||||||||||
| Rockford, 1916-1974. | |||||||||||
| Rogers, 1914-1993. | |||||||||||
| St. Anthony, 1945-1947. | |||||||||||
| St. Bonifacius, 1959-1996. | |||||||||||
| St. Louis Park, 1886-1955. | |||||||||||
| Shorewood, 1956. | |||||||||||
| Spring Park, 1951-1954. | |||||||||||
| Tonka Bay, 1954. | |||||||||||
| Located in Excelsior Township. | |||||||||||
| Wayzata, 1906-1994. | |||||||||||
| Woodland, 1949. | |||||||||||
| Microfilmed municipal and township establishment records, 1865-1990. 1 reel. | |||||||||||
| Microfilm copies of the records contained in boxes 1 and 2, dated 1865-1990. The Wayzata file in box 2 was not microfilmed. No target on the microfilm stating who produced the microfilm. Concern the incorporation of municipalities, and the detachment of townships and attachment to municipalities. Include petitions, notices, ordinances, censuses of residents, certificates of election, findings of fact and orders, correspondence, poll lists, maps and related documents. Arranged in alphabetical order by name of municipality or township. Some of the municipalities proposed for establishment were not incorporated. 16mm diazo microfilm. | |||||||||||
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| 112.A.14.3B | 3 | School district organization records, 1880-1990s: | |||||||||
| Organization records, circa 1940s-1960s. | |||||||||||
| Includes notices, orders, petitions, plats and other records concerning the establishment of school districts, as well as dissolutions, set-offs, mergers and attachments. Arranged in rough numerical order by school district number for school district nos. 1-144. Tri-folded. | |||||||||||
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| 112.A.14.4F | 4 | Set-off records, 1880s-1960s. | |||||||||
| May also include school district organization records. No apparent order; tri-folded. | |||||||||||
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| 112.A.14.5B | 5 | Set-off records, 1880s-1960s. | |||||||||
| Detachment and annexation records, 1960s-1990s. | |||||||||||
| Arranged in rough numerical order by school district number. Includes records for individuals' property that was detached from one district to another. | |||||||||||
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| 112.A.14.6F | 6 | Detachment and annexation records, 1960s-1990s. | |||||||||
| Boundary maps for municipalities, school districts, townships and watershed districts, approximately 1980s-1990s. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| 103.I.1.10F-2 | School district plats, circa 1857-1940s. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
| Hand drawn maps of school district boundaries, plus legal land descriptions, detachment dates, and other descriptive information. | |||||||||||
| 126.H.6.1B | Record of school district boundaries, 1862-1876. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Contains descriptions (no maps) of each school district's boundaries (1862-1872), with dates of its establishment and of any boundary changes. Also includes a register of special liquor licenses (1875-1876). | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
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:
- County government -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- License system -- Minnesota.
- Liquor licenses -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County
- Liquors -- Taxation -- Minnesota.
- Maps -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- School districts -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County -- Boundaries.
- School management and organization -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Document Types:
- Maps -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
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