Minnesota Territory
1850 Counties
| County | Description | Area in sq miles | Courts held at | Pop in 1850 |
| Benton | on eastern side, on east side of Mississippi river | blank | Sauk Rapids | blank |
| Dacotah (Dahkotah) | central part | blank | blank | 584 |
| Pembina | no description | blank | Pembina | 1,134 |
| Ramsey | eastern part, Lake Minsi Sagaigoning or Mille Lac, in the north, Mississippi river on southwest | blank | St Paul's | 2,227 |
| Wabashaw | no description | blank | Wabashaw | 243 |
| Wahnatah | no description | blank | blank | 318 |
| Washington | on east boundary, St Croix river on east | blank | blank | 1,056 |
1850 Towns
| Name | What | County | Pop | Other |
| Cottage Grove | PO | Washington | ||
| Elk River | PO | Benton | ||
| Fort Ripley | PO | Wahnahta | ||
| Fort Snelling | PO | Dacotah | ||
| Lac Qui Parle | PO | Dacotah | ||
| Long Praire | PO | Wahnahta | ||
| Pembina | PV, CH | Pembina | seat of justice | |
| Point Douglas | PO | Washington | ||
| Red Rock | PO | Ramsey | ||
| Red Wing | PO | Wabashaw | ||
| Reed's Landing | PO | Wabashaw | ||
| St Anthony's Falls | PO | Ramsey | ||
| St Paul | PV | Ramsey | 1,135 | seat of justice, Capital of Minnesota |
| Sauk Rapids | PO | Benton | ||
| Stillwater | PO | Washington | ||
| Swan River | PO | Benton | ||
| Taylor's Falls | PO | Washington | ||
| Wabashaw | PO | Wabashaw | seat of justice |