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Cottonwood County

county in Minnesota, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_minnesota Q110684
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Cottonwood County

Summary

Cottonwood County is a county of Minnesota[1]. It draws 168 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_minnesota category, ranking #45 of 89).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cottonwood County is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Cottonwood County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Cottonwood County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].
  • Cottonwood County's capital is recorded as Windom[6].
  • Cottonwood County's shares border with is recorded as Redwood County[7].
  • Cottonwood County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County[8].
  • Cottonwood County's shares border with is recorded as Murray County[9].
  • Cottonwood County's shares border with is recorded as Nobles County[10].
  • Cottonwood County's shares border with is recorded as Brown County[11].
  • Cottonwood County's shares border with is recorded as Watonwan County[12].
  • Cottonwood River is named after Cottonwood County[13].
  • Cottonwood County's Commons category is recorded as Cottonwood County, Minnesota[14].
  • May 23, 1857 marks the founding of Cottonwood County[15].
  • Cottonwood County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.01, 'lon': -95.18}[16].
  • Cottonwood County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us[17].
  • Cottonwood County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cottonwood County, Minnesota[18].
  • Cottonwood County has a population of {'amount': '+11687'}[19].
  • Cottonwood County has a population of {'amount': '+11694'}[20].
  • Cottonwood County has a population of {'amount': '+11722'}[21].
  • Cottonwood County has a population of {'amount': '+11625'}[22].
  • Cottonwood County has a population of {'amount': '+11616'}[23].
  • Cottonwood County has a population of {'amount': '+11549'}[24].
  • Cottonwood County has a population of {'amount': '+12167'}[25].
  • Cottonwood County has a population of {'amount': '+11517'}[26].
  • Cottonwood County's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[27].

Body

Geography

Cottonwood County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Minnesota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Cottonwood County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1681'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11687'}[19], {'amount': '+11694'}[20], {'amount': '+11722'}[21], {'amount': '+11625'}[22], {'amount': '+11616'}[23], and {'amount': '+11549'}[24].

Designation and Status

Cottonwood County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].

History and Context

May 23, 1857 marks the founding of Cottonwood County[15]. Cottonwood River is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Cottonwood County draws 168 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_minnesota category, ranking #45 of 89).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Chevigny-en-Valière Minnesota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00187422
    Taxonomicon id → 1806229
    Umls cui → C3830997
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1681'}
    Capital → Windom
    Named after → —
    Named after → Cottonwood River
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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