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Northwestern
Minnesota
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Polk
County, Minnesota

Polk Information
- Official Web
Site for Polk County
- Size: 2013 Square Miles

- 2000 Population: 31,369
- County
Commissioners
- County
Offices
County Courthouse
612 N. Broadway, Suite 215
Crookston, MN 56716
- Cities
Beltrami, Climax, Crookston, East Grand Forks,
Erskine, Fertile, Fisher, Fosston, Gully, Lengby, McIntosh, Mentor, Nielsville,
Trail, Winger
- Mayors
- Township Chairman
- School Districts: Climax
S. Dist. #592, Crookston S.
Dist. #593, East Grand Forks S. Dist. #595, Fertile-Beltrami S. Dist.
#599, Fisher S. Dist. #600,
Fosston S. Dist. #601, Win-E-Mac S. Dist. #2609 in Erskine, Mentor S. Dist.
#604. (More
information on all districts.)
- Private Schools: Sacred
Heart Catholic School in East Grand Forks.
- Universities and Colleges: University
of Minnesota Crookston, Northwest
Technical College in East Grand Forks.
- Demographics: Region
1 Data Page
- County History
- General Information and Tourism Visit
Minnesota's Great Northwest
site for information on tourism, snowmobile
map (quick jpeg image) or snowmobile
trails map (large download to Acrobat Reader for better print
quality)
- Maps: Planning and
Zoning, Political Boundaries, Land Use Issues, and current Polk
County Road Construction Map.
| Chair |
District |
Name |
Address
|
City/State/Zip |
Telephone |
| |
1 |
Gerald Jacobson |
42694 Center Ave. S. |
Fertile, MN 56540 |
(218) 945-6017 |
| |
2 |
Warren Strandell |
2024 10th St. SE |
East Grand Forks, MN 56721 |
(218) 773-0051 |
| * |
3 |
Bill Montague |
813 Thorndale Ave. |
Crookston, MN 56716 |
(218) 281-1649 |
| |
4 |
Warren Affeldt |
P.O. Box 473 |
Fosston, MN 56542 |
(218) 435-6711 |
| |
5 |
Don Diedrich |
32620 200th St. NW |
Warren, MN 56762 |
|
*County Board Chairman
County Commissioners' Board meets: ?
| Department |
Name |
Address |
City |
State |
Zip |
Telephone |
| University
of Minnesota Extension Service-Polk County |
Russ Severson,
Robert Quinlan (4-H) |
Box 556
213 Main Ave. N., Dept. 106
|
Crookston
Bagley
|
MN
MN
|
56716
56621
|
(218) 281-8695
(218) 281-8698
|
| Agricultural Extension Agent |
Barb Oseth |
612 N. Broadway |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-8696 |
| Assessor |
Robert Wagner |
612 N. Broadway, Suite 201 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-4186 |
| Attorney |
Gregory Widseth |
223 E. 7th St. |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-4345 |
| Auditor/Treasurer |
Gerald Amiot |
612 N. Broadway,
Suite 207 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-2554 |
| Coordinator/Purchasing Agent |
John Schmalenberg |
612 N. Broadway,
Suite 215 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-5408 |
| Court Administrator |
Kathy Narlock |
612 N. Broadway, Suite 301 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-2332 ext. 1312 |
| Engineer |
Rich Sanders |
820 Old Hwy 75 South |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-3952 |
| Judges |
Tamara Yon
Jeff Rimick
Kurt Marben
|
612 N. Broadway, Suite 301 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-2332 |
| Planning and Zoning
Administrator |
Nancy Ellis |
320 Ingersol Ave. PO Box 375 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-5700 |
| Recorder |
Michelle Cote |
612 N. Broadway, Suite 213 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-3464 |
| Sheriff |
Mark Letexier |
600 Bruce St., Box 416 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-0431 |
| Social Service Director |
Kent Johnson |
612 N. Broadway, #110 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-3127 |
| Solid Waste Office |
Jon Steiner |
PO Box 375 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-6445 |
| Veterans Services Officer |
Leslie O. Goodwin |
612 N. Broadway, Suite 219 |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
(218) 281-3066 |
| City
Clerk |
Address |
City |
State |
Zip |
Hours |
Phone/Fax |
| Jeanette Larson |
P.O. Box 6 |
Beltrami |
MN |
56517 |
|
(218)
926-5300/5551 |
| Jackie Voeller |
PO Box 214 |
Climax |
MN |
56523-0214 |
|
(218) 857-2715 |
| Betty Arvidson |
124 N. Broadway |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. |
(218) 281-4503 |
| |
600 DeMers Ave.
PO Box 373 |
East Grand Forks |
MN |
56721 |
|
(218) 773-2483/9728 |
| Sharon Kotrba |
PO Box 59 |
Erskine |
MN |
56535 |
|
(218) 687-4646 |
| John Frohrip |
PO Box 628 |
Fertile |
MN |
56540 |
8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. |
(218) 945-3136 |
| Patty Lien |
P.O. Box 158 |
Fisher |
MN |
56723-0158 |
|
(218) 891-2207 |
| Charles Lucken |
220 E. 1st St., Box
607 |
Fosston |
MN |
56542 |
8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. |
(218) 435-1959/1961 |
| Barbara Sellers |
P.O. Box 26 |
Gully |
MN |
56646-0088 |
|
(218) 668-2219 |
| Amy Stafford |
PO Box 55 |
Lengby |
MN |
56651 |
|
(218) 668-2246 |
| Teresa Syverson |
PO Box 97 |
McIntosh |
MN |
56556 |
8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. |
(218) 563-3043/3042 |
| Nancy Wagner |
Box 162 |
Mentor |
MN |
56736-0162 |
8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. |
(218) 637-2911/2273 |
| Stephanie Abentroth |
PO Box 5 |
Nielsville |
MN |
56568 |
|
(218) 857-2135 |
| Helen Sordahl |
Box 88 |
Trail |
MN |
56684 |
|
(218) 268-4465 |
| Shannon Polley |
PO Box 70 |
Winger |
MN |
56592 |
|
(218) 938-4150/4129 |
Mayors in Polk County
| Dale |
Schoenborn |
P.O.
Box 63 |
Beltrami |
MN |
56517- |
(218)
926-5793 |
|
Anita |
Schartzman |
P.O.
Box 214 |
Climax |
MN |
56523- |
|
| David |
Genereux |
124
N. Broadway |
Crookston |
MN |
56716- |
(218)
281-1232 |
| Lynn |
Stauss |
P.
O. Box 373 |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
(218)
773-2987 |
| Paul |
Noyes |
Box
116 |
Erskine |
MN |
56535- |
|
| Brian |
Nephew |
P.O.
Box 466 |
Fertile |
MN |
56540- |
|
|
Kenneth |
Miller |
202 Thompson Ave. |
Fisher |
MN |
56723- |
|
| Jim |
Offerdahl |
P.O.
Box 239 |
Fosston |
MN |
56542- |
(218)
435-1959 |
|
Cathy |
Bergerson |
P.O.
Box 26 |
Gully |
MN |
56646- |
|
|
Brian |
Ohren |
P.O.
Box 55 |
Lengby |
MN |
56651- |
|
|
Bruce |
Haaven |
525 Riverside Ave. NE |
McIntosh |
MN |
56556- |
(218)
563-7188 |
| Lonnie |
Morberg |
602
Stephens St. S. |
Mentor |
MN |
56736- |
(218)
637-2011 |
| David |
Vraa |
P.O.
Box 5 |
Nielsville |
MN |
56568- |
(218)
946-2255 |
| Howard |
Flateland |
P.O.
Box 85 |
Trail |
MN |
56684- |
(218)
268-4213 |
|
Cheryl |
Wang |
P.O.
Box 70 |
Winger |
MN |
56592- |
|
| Dallas |
Didrud |
Hill
River Township |
32814
340th St. SE |
Fosston |
MN |
56542- |
|
| Emanuel |
Buchholz |
Queen
Township |
39496
410th Ave. SE |
Fosston |
MN |
56542- |
|
| Ambrose |
Beaudoin |
Chester
Township |
30560
350th St. SE |
Brooks |
MN |
56715-9403 |
|
|
Scott |
Cameron |
Fisher
Township |
35699 245th St. SW |
Fisher |
MN |
56723- |
|
| Marvin |
Hedlund |
Higdem
Township |
18432
470th Ave. NW |
Oslo |
MN |
56744 |
|
| Chester |
Aanden |
Russia
Township |
22014
390th St. SW |
Beltrami |
MN |
56517
|
|
| Paul |
Brekken,
Jr. |
Fairfax
Township |
23730
330th St. SW |
Crookston |
MN |
56716- |
|
| Rick |
Bruggeman |
Eden
Township |
28976
380th Ave. SE |
Trail |
MN |
56684- |
|
| David |
Landsverk |
Sletten
Township |
40357
300th Ave. SE |
Fosston |
MN |
56542- |
|
| Suzanne |
Reitmeier |
Crookston
Township |
20750
U.S. Hwy. 2 SW |
Crookston |
MN |
56716- |
|
| David |
Jadeke |
Brislet
Township |
28497
200th St. NW |
Warren |
MN |
56762 |
|
| Lee |
Thoreson |
Roome
Township |
37420
320th St. SW |
Climax |
MN |
56523- |
|
| Daniel |
Driscoll |
Keystone
Township |
13256
380th Ave. SW |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
|
| Thomas |
Wald |
Huntsville
Township |
38412
U.S. Hwy 2 SW |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
|
| Glen |
Bergerson |
Johnson
Township |
21725
400th Ave. SE |
Gully |
MN |
56646 |
|
|
Jay |
Johnston |
Angus
Township |
11955 310th Ave. NW |
Angus |
MN |
56762 |
|
| JoAnn |
Fering |
Esther
Township |
11651
470th Ave. NW |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
|
| Darrin |
Olson |
Kertsonville
Township |
16490
330th St. SW |
Crookston |
MN |
56716- |
|
| Al |
Bauer |
Knute
Township |
22118
370th St. SE |
Erskine |
MN |
56535- |
|
| Todd |
Mosher |
Reis
Township |
23533
450th St. SW |
Beltrami |
MN |
56517- |
|
| Paul |
Qualley |
Woodside
Township |
14726
380th St. SE |
Fertile |
MN |
56540 |
|
| Gary |
Sonstelie |
Winger
Township |
24450
420th St. SE |
Winger |
MN |
56592- |
|
| William |
Pahlen |
Brandt
Township |
22328
105th St. NW |
Euclid |
MN |
56722- |
|
|
Larry |
Lenes |
Rosebud
Township |
31201 410th St. SE |
Fosston |
MN |
56542- |
|
|
Ronald |
Kmecik |
Tabor
Township |
37532 130th St. NW |
Warren |
MN |
56762 |
|
|
Alan |
Halvorson |
Bygland
Township |
24803 410th Ave. SW |
Fisher |
MN |
56723- |
|
|
Charles |
Hotvedt |
Sullivan
Township |
42334 120th St. SW |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
|
| Greg |
Stocker |
Grand
Forks Township |
11320
460th Ave. SW |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
|
|
Randy |
Sondrol |
Badger
Township |
22286 310th St. SE |
Erskine |
MN |
56535- |
|
| James
M. |
Lee |
Lessor
Township |
29975
280th Ave. SE |
McIntosh |
MN |
56556- |
|
| James |
Lehmann |
Liberty
Township |
15999
450th St. SW |
Fertile |
MN |
56540- |
|
| Gary |
Letnes |
Andover
Township |
29297
330th St. SW |
Crookston |
MN |
56716- |
(218)
281-1516 |
| Sharon |
Lund |
Gully
Township |
27501
370th Ave. SE |
Trail |
MN |
56684-9701 |
|
|
Duane |
Froirak |
King
Township |
26659 360th St. SE |
McIntosh |
MN |
56556- |
|
| Lucian |
Boll |
Gentilly
Township |
18498
255th St. SW |
Crookston |
MN |
56716- |
|
| Byron |
Ness |
Godfrey
Township |
11563
380th St. SE |
Fertile |
MN |
56540- |
|
|
Joel |
Stola |
Scandia
Township |
45503 290th Ave. SW |
Beltrami |
MN |
56517- |
|
|
Paul |
Swenson |
Garden
Township |
45001 140th Ave. SE |
Fertile |
MN |
56540- |
|
| Merle |
Nelson |
Columbia
Township |
42135
428th Ave. SE |
Bagley |
MN |
56621 |
|
| Walter |
Pederson |
Brandsvold
Township |
31822
370th St. SE |
Fosston |
MN |
56542- |
|
| Robert |
Proulx |
Parnell
Township |
16124
210th Ave. SW |
Red
Lake Falls |
MN |
56750 |
|
| Thomas |
Quirk |
Tynsid
Township |
40168
300th St. SW |
Climax |
MN |
56523- |
|
|
Bruce |
Fanfulik |
Fanny
Township |
17209 300th Ave. SW |
Euclid |
MN |
56722- |
|
|
Robert |
Wimpfheimer |
Helgeland
Township |
16732 240th Ave. NW |
Angus |
MN |
56762 |
|
| Loren
E. Sanderson |
Sollie |
Onstad
Township |
17974
350th St. SW |
Crookston |
MN |
56716 |
|
| Philip |
Kotrba |
Sandsville
Township |
39209
180th St. NW |
Warren |
MN |
56762 |
|
| Merle
W. |
Stinar |
Farley
Township |
34211
190th St. NW |
Warren |
MN |
56762 |
|
| Joe |
Stroot
Jr. |
Belgium
Township |
23779
140th St. SW |
Euclid |
MN |
56722-9783 |
|
| Curtis |
Thureen |
Northland
Township |
10504
420th Ave. NW |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
(218)
773-3026 |
| Steven |
Tischman |
Grove
Park-
Tilden Township |
17742
U.S. Hwy. 2 SE |
Mentor |
MN |
56736-9703 |
|
| Allen |
Torpet |
Garfield
Township |
44481
State Hwy 32 SW |
Fertile |
MN |
56540-9607 |
|
|
Mike |
Andringa |
Hammond
Township |
27172 360th St. SW |
Crookston |
MN |
56716- |
|
| Erwin |
Vanek |
Nesbit
Township |
37138
180th St. SW |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
|
| Todd |
Evenson |
Vineland
Township |
35904
380th Ave. SW |
Climax |
MN |
56523- |
|
| Gene |
Tiedemann |
Euclid
Township |
13099
310th Ave. SW |
Euclid |
MN |
56722-9615 |
|
| Jarold |
Wardner |
Lowell
Township |
28020
230th St. SW |
Crookston |
MN |
56716- |
|
| Keith |
Dale |
Hubbard
Township |
40062
350th Ave. SW |
Climax |
MN |
56523 |
|
| Tim |
Brooks |
Rhinehart
Township |
44624 182nd St. SW |
East
Grand Forks |
MN |
56721- |
|
| County |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
| Polk |
34,435 |
34,844 |
32,589 |
32,904 |
31,369 |
| City |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
| Beltrami |
171 |
134 |
133 |
133 |
101 |
| Climax |
255 |
273 |
290 |
261 |
243 |
| Crookston |
8,312 |
8,628 |
8,119 |
8,135 |
8,192 |
| East Grand Forks |
7,607 |
8,537 |
8,658 |
8,983 |
7,501 |
| Erskine |
571 |
585 |
424 |
428 |
437 |
| Fertile |
955 |
869 |
859 |
854 |
893 |
| Fisher |
383 |
453 |
395 |
408 |
435 |
| Fosston |
1,684 |
1,599 |
1,517 |
1,545 |
1,575 |
| Gully |
96 |
116 |
117 |
126 |
106 |
| Lengby |
140 |
123 |
125 |
110 |
79 |
| McIntosh |
753 |
681 |
670 |
662 |
638 |
| Mentor |
236 |
219 |
185 |
181 |
150 |
| Nielsville |
156 |
145 |
96 |
93 |
91 |
| Trail |
99 |
97 |
77 |
58 |
62 |
| Winger |
228 |
200 |
165 |
162 |
205 |
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