Olmsted county i Minnesota i USA

Arkiv: Olmsted County, Minnesota Genealogy
Länk: Olmsted
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The Wisconsin Territory was established by the federal government effective July 3, 1836, and existed until its eastern portion was granted statehood (as Wisconsin) in 1848. Therefore, the federal government set up the Minnesota Territory effective March 3, 1849. The newly organized territorial legislature created nine counties across the territory in October of that year. One of those original counties, Wabasha, had portions partitioned off in 1853 to create Fillmore and Rice counties. Then on February 20, 1855,[4] portions of Rice, Wabasha, and Fillmore counties were partitioned off to create the present county, with Rochester (which was also platted that year) as county seat. The county name recognized David Olmsted (1822–1861),[5] a member of the first territorial council and the fourth mayor of St. Paul.[6][7]

The county boundaries have remained unchanged since 1855.

Olmsted County har under senare år blivit ett så kallat swing distrikt och det har varit jämnt mellan republikanerna och demokraterna i valen. Demokraternas kandidat har dock vunnit countyt i tre raka presidentval sedan 2008, om än med liten marginal. I valet 2016 vann demokraternas kandidat med siffrorna 45,3 procent mot 44,5 för republikanernas kandidat.