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About the Region

The Upper Minnesota Valley region is located along the South Dakota border in west central Minnesota. The region consists of Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift and Yellow Medicine counties. There are thirty seven cities and ninety four townships in the region. Of the region’s thirty seven (37) cities 70% or at least twenty five (25) of our communities have populations of less than 500.

Map of Region 6W. The counties shown are Big Stone, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine.

Regional Profile

UMVRDC 2015 DEED Regional Profile

Big Stone County

Chippewa County

Lac qui Parle County

  • City of Barry
  • City of Beardsley
  • City of Clinton
  • City of Correll
  • City of Graceville
  • City of Johnson
  • City of Odessa
  • City of Ortonville
  • Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley School
  • Ortonville Schools
  • City of Clara City
  • City of Maynard
  • City of Milan
  • City of Montevideo
  • City of Watson
  • MACCRAY Schools – Maynard, Clara City, Raymond
  • Montevideo Schools
  • City of Bellingham
  • City of Boyd
  • City of Dawson
  • City of Louisburg
  • City of Madison
  • City of Marietta
  • City of Nassau
  • Dawson-Boyd School
  • Lac qui Parle Valley Schools – Appleton, Milan, Madison, Marietta, Nassau

Swift County

Yellow Medicine County

Upper Sioux Community

  • City of Appleton
  • City of Benson
  • City of Clontarf
  • City of Danvers
  • City of DeGraff
  • City of Holloway
  • City of Kerkhoven
  • City of Murdock
  • Benson Schools
  • K-M-S Schools: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
  • City of Canby
  • City of Clarkfield
  • City of Echo
  • City of Granite Falls
  • City of Hanley Falls
  • City of Hazel Run
  • City of Porter
  • City of St. Leo
  • City of Wood Lake
  • Canby Schools
  • Yellow Medicine East Schools: Granite Falls

 

Our Mission

Enable the region to thrive through assisting local units of government.

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