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Dakota County

county in Minnesota, United States
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Dakota County

Summary

Dakota County is a county of Minnesota[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dakota County is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Dakota County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dakota County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].
  • Dakota County's capital is recorded as Hastings[6].
  • Dakota County's shares border with is recorded as Ramsey County[7].
  • Dakota County's shares border with is recorded as Rice County[8].
  • Dakota County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[9].
  • Dakota County's shares border with is recorded as Pierce County[10].
  • Dakota County's shares border with is recorded as Goodhue County[11].
  • Dakota County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[12].
  • Dakota County's shares border with is recorded as Hennepin County[13].
  • Sioux is named after Dakota County[14].
  • Dakota County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Randolph[15].
  • Dakota County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rosemount[16].
  • Dakota County's Commons category is recorded as Dakota County, Minnesota[17].
  • October 27, 1849 marks the founding of Dakota County[18].
  • Dakota County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.68, 'lon': -93.06}[19].
  • Dakota County's official website is recorded as http://www.dakotacounty.us[20].
  • Dakota County's official website is recorded as https://dakotacountymn.gov/[21].
  • Dakota County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dakota County, Minnesota[22].
  • Dakota County has a population of {'amount': '+398552'}[23].
  • Dakota County has a population of {'amount': '+399151'}[24].
  • Dakota County has a population of {'amount': '+402029'}[25].
  • Dakota County has a population of {'amount': '+404937'}[26].
  • Dakota County has a population of {'amount': '+408509'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Dakota County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1519'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+398552'}[23], {'amount': '+399151'}[24], {'amount': '+402029'}[25], {'amount': '+404937'}[26], {'amount': '+408509'}[27], and {'amount': '+414686'}[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

October 27, 1849 marks the founding of Dakota County[18]. Sioux is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Dakota County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Minnesota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 1d ago · WhisperToMe · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bar', 'bg', 'bpy', 'cdo', 'ceb', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et
    Official website → http://www.dakotacounty.us, https://dakotacountymn.gov/
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.dakotacounty.us"
  2. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Dakota County, Minn
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Dakota County, Minnesota.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  3. 17w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00187425
    Umls cui → C3814785
    Taxonomicon id → 1806231
    Domain name → co.dakota.mn.us, dakota.mn.us
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: co.dakota.mn.us"
  4. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1519'}
    Capital → Hastings
    Named after → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+3640'}, {'amount': '+2336'}
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109020, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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