Kittson County is the most northwestern county in the State of Minnesota located in North America. The County seat is Hallock, which lies 20 miles south of the Manitoba, Canada border on Trunk Highway # 75 and 10 miles east of the North Dakota border on Trunk Highway # 175. It is located along the Red River of the North. The County has 26 organized townships, four unorganized townships, nine cities, three school districts, and four watershed districts.
The western part of the County, which is part of the fertile Red River Valley, produces bountiful crops of wheat, barley, sugarbeets, sunflowers, canola, and soybeans. The eastern part of the County is known for its abundant wildlife population consisting of, white-tail deer, bear, bobcats, cougars, wolves and various varieties of water fowl. In the eastern part of the County, agricultural endeavors consist of ranching, hay land and small grains. A major attraction in Kittson County is Lake Bronson State Park, a man-made lake, which was built in the WPA days.
On the lower level of the courthouse, the following offices are located: Social Services, Sheriff, Jail, Victim Services, Environmental Services, Two River Watershed, Farm Service Agency, Zoning, Weed Inspector, and Natural Resources Conservation Service along with a meeting room. The upper level has the MN Extension Service, Motor Vehicle, Auditor-Treasurer, County Board room, Recorder, Vital Statistics, Court Administrator, the Court Room, Assessor, Veteran’s Services, Law Library, Jury Room, Judge’s Chambers, and a larger meeting room.
The Courthouse is located in Hallock MN: From U.S. Highway 75, turn east on 5th Street, go three blocks, turn south on Cedar Avenue, go one block, turn east. For a map of the City of Hallock indicating where the Courthouse is located, click here.
