Kittson County, Minnesota
Founding: 1879 (declared in 1849) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Norman Kittson, Minnesota businessman Seat: Hallock (1879–) Land area: 1,099 square miles Population (2020): 4,207 Population (historic): 905 (1880); 7,889 (1900); 9,688 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1870–1920; 1930s Subdivisions: Nine cities; 26 townships; three territories Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 616 (23.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,358 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,254 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,409 Average farm size (1920): 242.8 acres Sources of settlement: Minnesota, Sweden, Norway, and Canada _________________________________________________________________________________ Hallock Namesake: Charl...