Pennington County

Pennington County covers 617 square miles of northwestern Minnesota, with the county seat at Thief River Falls.

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  • PublicGISProperty lines

    Fast, simple parcel map and property viewer. Tap any parcel to see its lines, size, owner of record, and the official county links for it.

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  • Pennington County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property records · Property owner · Aerial imagery

    Pennington County's interactive parcel map. Search by address, owner, or parcel number, then click a parcel to see its details.

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    • MnGeoHome page of the state GIS office. Explains state mapping programs and links to the Geospatial Commons.
    • Electronic Certificate of Real Estate ValueThe state's record of reported sale prices and terms filed with deeds. Used for sales ratio studies and to research what a property actually sold for.
    • Minnesota Business Filings SearchLook up a Minnesota business, LLC or corporation, including its registered agent and address, when a company name appears on a deed or tax record.
    • Statewide ParcelsOne statewide map layer of property parcel boundaries compiled from counties that share their parcel data openly. Includes parcel ID and, where the county provides it, owner and address fields.
    • Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs OnlineBrowse and download historical aerial photos of Minnesota back to the 1930s to see how a property looked in past decades.
    • MNHS Collections SearchSearch the historical society's collections: maps, atlases, photographs, manuscripts and county records held by the state archives.
  • Pennington County Auditor-TreasurerProperty taxes

    The office that calculates and collects property taxes and handles tax-forfeited land.

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    • Property TaxesHub for Minnesota property tax topics: how taxes are set, refunds, homestead, classification and where to contact your county.
  • Pennington County Soil and Water Conservation DistrictWetlands

    Soil and water conservation district: conservation, erosion, wetland and shoreland assistance.

    Peter Nelson, District Manager
    Phone
    218-683-7075
    Email
    peter.nelson@pennington.mnswcd.org
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    • Minnesota public drainage systemsExplains Minnesota public drainage law: landowners share open ditches and tile lines, and a public drainage authority runs each one. The authority is a county board of commissioners, a joint county board, or a watershed district board of managers. Contact the county or watershed district that runs the ditch.
    • NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
    • Board of Water and Soil ResourcesState agency overseeing soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, the Wetland Conservation Act, buffers and conservation easements such as RIM.

  • Official source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.

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    • DNR Floodplain Management ProgramHow floodplain mapping and local floodplain ordinances work in Minnesota and where to get flood map help.
    • Find a DNR Area HydrologistCounty-assigned DNR contacts for public waters, shoreland and public waters work permits. For local Wetland Conservation Act decisions, use the BWSR Wetland Conservation Act LGU contact directory.
    • FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
  • Pennington County RecorderPlats

    Where deeds, mortgages, easements, and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.

    Julie A Hansen, County Recorder
    Phone
    218-683-7027
    Email
    jahansen@penningtonmn.gov
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    • GLO Plat Maps, Minnesota 1848-1907Map viewer of the original government survey plats for every Minnesota township. Shows section lines, water and features as first surveyed.
  • MPCA Septic SystemsSeptic systems

    State program page for septic (subsurface sewage treatment) systems: rules, homeowner guidance, compliance inspections and forms.

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  • The building codes Minnesota has adopted, including the residential code, plus the statutes and rules behind them and which local jurisdictions enforce them.

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    • Minnesota Certificate of Occupancy RequirementsMinnesota Rules 1300.0220 describes certificate of occupancy requirements, exceptions and temporary occupancy. Read the state rule, then confirm its application to a particular building with the local building official. This does not certify that a building is approved for occupancy.
    • Wetland Conservation Act ContactsCounty-by-county directory of local wetland regulatory contacts, with PDF and spreadsheet downloads. Find the county, city, SWCD or watershed representative who makes Wetland Conservation Act decisions. BWSR recommends this LGU directory as the starting point for questions about a specific property or project.

  • MnDOT's reference for the Minnesota County Coordinate System and State Plane zones used in Minnesota surveys and GIS, with the zone parameters for each county.

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    • State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
    • DNR HydrographyStatewide lake, river and stream outlines with DNR lake ID numbers.

  • How Reinvest in Minnesota conservation easements work and how to check whether land is enrolled. Contact the local soil and water conservation district for parcel-level answers.

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    • Lands and MineralsState mineral leasing, state land records and mineral ownership information, including how to research severed mineral rights and lease sales.
    • Mineland ReclamationRules and records for reclaiming mined land in Minnesota, covering iron mining on the Iron Range and nonferrous mining sites.
    • Minnesota DNR State Minerals LeasesState mineral leasing information for iron ore, taconite, nonferrous and industrial minerals. Links to active and historic mineral lease GIS data and the statutory lease form. Reclamation permits are a separate program.

Pennington County offices

  • One phone line for 2 offices
    Phone
    218-683-7000
    • Pennington County Auditor-TreasurerProperty tax billing, collection, and tax-forfeited land.Jennifer Herzberg, Auditor - Treasurer
      Email
      jmherzberg@penningtonmn.gov
      Address
      101 Main Avenue North, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
      Website
      Pennington County Auditor-Treasurer, listed above
    • Pennington County Public HealthCounty government home page in Thief River Falls.Public health department for Pennington County, Minnesota.
      Address
      101 Main Avenue North, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
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  • Pennington County AssessorProperty valuation and classification.Ashley Benson, County Assessor
    Phone
    (218) 683-7029
    Email
    Assessors@penningtonmn.gov
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  • One phone line for 2 offices
    Phone
    218-683-7017
  • Pennington County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Pennington County is at the Thief River Falls Service Center, 201 Sherwood Ave S, Thief River Falls, MN 56701. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
    Phone
    (218) 681-1612
    Address
    201 Sherwood Ave S, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
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Other county departments (3)
  • Pennington County Emergency ManagementEmergency management office for Pennington County, Minnesota: preparedness, hazard mitigation planning, evacuation and disaster recovery.
    Phone
    218-683-7087
    Email
    elbeitel@penningtonmn.gov
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  • Pennington County ExtensionUniversity extension office for Pennington County, Minnesota: soils, agriculture, horticulture, 4-H and natural resource education.Cindi Kilen, Extension Office Manager
    Phone
    218-683-7030
    Address
    101 Main Ave. North, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
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  • Pennington County Veterans ServicesCounty veterans service office: helps veterans and families file VA benefit claims in Pennington County, Minnesota.
    Phone
    218-683-7034
    Email
    aemapes@penningtonmn.gov
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About Pennington County

Pennington County covers 617 square miles of northwestern Minnesota, with the county seat at Thief River Falls. The county Assessor sets property values, the Auditor-Treasurer bills property taxes, and the Recorder keeps recorded land documents.

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