Renville County, Minnesota
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Renville County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census the population was 14,723. Its county seat is Olivia.
Renville County Courthouse
Birch Coulee Battlefield near Morton
Soils of Renville County
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A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns usually serve a similar function in Ireland, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom.
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Many county seats in the United States feature a historic courthouse, such as this one in Renville County, Minnesota.