Place:Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States

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NameYellow Medicine
Alt namesYellow Medicinesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates44.717°N 95.8°W
Located inMinnesota, United States     (1871 - )
See alsoRedwood, Minnesota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Yellow Medicine County is a county in the State of Minnesota. Its eastern border is formed by the Minnesota River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,528. Its county seat is Granite Falls.

The Upper Sioux Indian Reservation, related to the historical Yellow Medicine Agency that was located here, is entirely within the county. It was established under the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851, by which the Dakota ceded much territory in the region to the United States.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1861 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1871 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1874 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 5,884
1890 9,854
1900 14,602
1910 15,406
1920 16,550
1930 16,625
1940 16,917
1950 16,279
1960 15,523
1970 14,418
1980 13,653
1990 11,684

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