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Buchanan County is a former
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in the
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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
. It was established May 23, 1857, as a county in the
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, named after President James Buchanan.Brown, Calvin L. (1922). "Some Changes in Local Boundaries and Names in Minnesota" in ''Minnesota History Bulletin'' 4:5. (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society).
/ref> It comprised the 24 northern
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s, now forming the northern half of Pine County, Minnesota. The Buchanan County seat was Fortuna (known today as
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). This county was dissolved and incorporated with Pine County in 1861. In recent years, residents of Pine County proposed dividing the county in half, re-introducing Buchanan County. The referendum for this proposal went to ballot in 2000 and was rejected.


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