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About Houston County

Houston County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. At the 2020 census, the population was 18,843. Its county seat is Caledonia. Houston County is included in the La Crosse–Onalaska Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Houston County at a glance

County seat
Caledonia
Population
18,843 (2020)
Land area
569 sq mi
Founded
1854

Largest communities in Houston County

  1. Caledonia county seat2,847
  2. Spring Grove1,256
  3. La Crescent Township1,118
  4. Houston997
  5. Caledonia Township637

History of Houston County

The area covered by today's Houston County was first organized as St. Croix County, of the Wisconsin Territory, in 1839. On October 27, 1849, part of that county was partitioned off to create Wabashaw County of the Minnesota Territory. On February 23, 1854, the territorial legislature authorized the partitioning of sections of Wabashaw to create Fillmore County and Houston County. An election on April 4, 1854, allowed the county government to be completed. The county was named for Sam Houston, who had been president of the Republic of Texas and a US senator from Texas. The village of Houston was the first county seat. Then a land speculator made an effort to move the seat to Caledonia, and in 1855 the county board moved the county records to Caledonia, which became the de facto seat, and eventually the legal seat after several county votes.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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