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Dakota County, Minnesota is one of seven counties in the growing Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Located across the Mississippi River to the south from Minneapolis and St. Paul, Dakota County is set in a rolling landscape of farms, lakes, forests and streams, including the Vermillion River, characterized as the only trophy trout stream within a major metropolitan area. Dakota County is bordered on the north and east by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers and the Cannon River in the south. Dakota County has a strong tradition of collaboration throughout the community that has produced a high quality lifestyle with an excellent system of schools, libraries and public services, and a vibrant business climate. Residents and visitors to Dakota County enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities available in abundant sports facilities, golf courses and beautiful county and regional parks.

Dakota County is 593 square miles in area and has a population of approximately 400,000. It is the third most populous county in the state of Minnesota. Dakota County maintains a land use mixture of 1/3 urban, 1/3 suburban, and 1/3 rural. This combination of land use and the confluence of two major rivers (the Mississippi and Minnesota) that form the county's northern and eastern borders make Dakota County a unique geographic area.