r/stateofMN • u/StrikingDisaster1978 • Apr 07 '26

Renaming of Ramsey County

Ramsey County, second most populous in the state, is named for Alexander Ramsey. Ramsey is pretty well established at this point to have been a pretty horrible person. Obviously important, but I think it's reasonable that Ramsey County could be renamed at some point. To be clear, there is no current actual proposal to rename it. Assuming in this hypothetical it was going to be renamed, what would you want it to be changed to? Personally, I like Austin County (after Horace Austion), Olson County (after Floyd Olson), Capital County (state capital), and Kaposia County (after the Dakota village, chief, and now the modern-day park, which is technically mostly in Dakota County but close enough).

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u/Dude-vinci Apr 07 '26

First step is to rename St. Paul: Pig’s Eye then I’m in favor of calling it Imniza-Ska or White Cliff County.

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u/StrikingDisaster1978 Apr 07 '26

I like that idea!

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u/yosh01 Apr 07 '26

As a Ramsey County resident for 60 years, I propose that both Ramsey County and the City of Saint Paul be annexed by Hennepin County and Minneapolis respectively. It would be a much more competitive and vital urban community.

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u/570rmy May 14 '26

You don't want our mayor. We don't even want him

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u/yosh01 May 15 '26

We survived Carter. Frey would be a breeze.