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Cottonwood County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026
Board of Commissioners meets
First and third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 AM.
Meeting location
Cottonwood County Courthouse, Board Room (Room 13), 900 Third Avenue, Windom, MN 56101.
Recorder
507-831-1458
Agendas posted at
https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
Chair, County Board of Commissioners
5-member County Board of Commissioners. Chair: Tom Appel, confirmed for 2026. Phone: 507-427-3825. Email: tom.appel@co.cottonwood.mn.us. Courthouse: 507-831-5669.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

  • Mountain Lake Public Schools · School District
  • Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools · School District
  • Windom Public School District · School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

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