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Dakota County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026
Board of Commissioners meets
Twice a month on Tuesdays at 9:00 AM.
Meeting location
Dakota County Administration Center, Boardroom, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033-2343.
Recorder
651-438-4355
Agendas posted at
https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/Government/Board/Meetings/Pages/default.aspx
Chair, County Board of Commissioners
7-member County Board of Commissioners. Chair: Laurie Halverson. Phone: 651-438-4429. Cell: 651-249-9245. Email: laurie.halverson@co.dakota.mn.us. Board General: 651-438-4418, board@co.dakota.mn.us.

Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

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.

Cities (16)

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

School districts (9)
  • Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
  • Farmington Public School District
  • Hastings Public School District
  • Inver Grove Heights Schools
  • Lakeville Area Schools
  • Randolph Public School District
  • Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
  • South St. Paul Public School Dist
  • West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

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

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