Ivanhoe, MinnesotaIvanhoe is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 560 at the 2020 census. Since 1902 it has been the county seat of Lincoln County, and it is now Minnesota's least populous county seat. HistoryIvanhoe was platted in 1901. It was named for Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe. A post office has been in operation at Ivanhoe since 1901. Ivanhoe was named county seat in 1902.
Lyon County, MinnesotaLyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,269. Its county seat is Marshall. Lyon County comprises the Marshall Micropolitan Statistical Area.
South DakotaSouth Dakota ( ; Dakota: Dakȟóta itókaga, pronounced) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota Sioux tribe, which comprises a large portion of the population and has historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the 17th-largest by area, the fifth-least populous, and the fifth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.
County (United States)Subdivision used by most states in the United StatesIn the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative subdivision of a state or territory, typically with defined geographic boundaries and some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 47 states, while Louisiana, Alaska, and Connecticut have functionally equivalent subdivisions called parishes, boroughs, and planning regions respectively.
Abraham LincolnPresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery. Born in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky, Lincoln was raised on the frontier.
2020 United States census24th US national censusThe 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses. The census was taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected its administration.
MinnesotaU.S. stateState in the United StatesMinnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west. The northeast corner has a water boundary with Michigan across Lake Superior.
Horace AustinHorace Austin (October 15, 1831 – November 2, 1905) was an American politician. He served as the sixth governor of Minnesota, serving two terms, from January 9, 1870, to January 7, 1874. He was a Republican. Born in 1831 in Canterbury, Connecticut, the son of a prosperous Connecticut farmer and graduate of a private academy, Austin taught school briefly before studying law. He was 25 when he moved to Minnesota and began practicing law in St. Peter.
U.S. stateConstituent polity of the United StatesIn the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside.
American Civil WarBelligerentsUnited StatesConfederate StatesCommanders and leadersAbraham LincolnXUlysses S. GrantAndrew Johnsonand others...Jefferson Davis(POW)Robert E. Leeand others...Strength698,000 at peak2,200,000 total360,000 at peak750,000–1,000,000 totalCasualties and losses110,000+ KIA or DOW230,000+ died from accidents or disease25,000–30,000 died in Confederate prisons365,000+ total dead282,000+ wounded181,193 captured828,000+ total casualties94,000+ KIA or DOW164,000+ died from…
County seatA county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in six countries: the United States, Canada, China, Hungary, Romania and Taiwan. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions.
Race and ethnicity in the United States censusSelf-identification collected by the US censusMeasuring Race and Ethnicity Across the Decades: 1790–2010 United States Censuses. The exact terminology of racial groups changes over time.In the United States census, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) define a set of self-identified categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.