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The County of Morrison is an “administrative arm” of the State of Minnesota and was created to carry out certain mandates. Traditionally, counties performed state mandated duties which included assessment of property, record keeping (i.e. property and vital statistics), maintenance of rural roads, administration of elections, judicial functions, maintaining peace in rural areas and poor relief.
Today, counties are in other areas of government support including corrections, child protection, public health services, licensing, planning and zoning, economic development, parks and recreation, water quality, solid waste management, area-wide county airports and regional library systems. Relief to the poor is generally provided by the federal and state governments through the income maintenance programs as part of the social services function.
Morrison County is governed by a five-member board of County Commissioners who are elected by district. Citizens regardless of whether they live in an unorganized territory, township or city are represented by a county commissioner. Commissioners are elected for four year staggered terms on the even numbered years.
In Morrison County, the voters elect an at-large County Sheriff, County Attorney, County Auditor, County Treasurer and County Recorder. The County also engages in sharing resources with other agencies, in particular the Little Falls/Morrison County Airport, Great River Regional Library System, Morrison County Public Health, University of Minnesota Extension Services such as 4-H, to mention but a few…
Morrison County has a population of 37,712 based on the Minnesota State Demographer’s Office estimates. The county has an area of 1,127 square miles.
You can visit the County’s website at www.co.morrison.mn.us.
