Companies registered in Minnesota in 1900 — official registry records

1900 in Minnesota at a glance

live counts

8,949

companies registered in 1900

0.5%

of all dated Minnesota registrations

50th

busiest of 127 years on record

620

cities with registrations in 1900

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1900 highlighted

50K100K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	12,879
1988	13,353
1989	12,509
1990	12,913
1991	12,682
1992	13,578
1993	15,131
1994	16,607
1995	18,805
1996	20,205
1997	21,231
1998	22,444
1999	23,834
2000	25,755
2001	26,280
2002	30,961
2003	33,160
2004	36,257
2005	38,807
2006	37,307
2007	36,685
2008	36,653
2009	45,558
2010	37,990
2011	38,465
2012	42,268
2013	42,315
2014	43,617
2015	45,138
2016	46,378
2017	50,148
2018	53,187
2019	54,840
2020	61,473
2021	73,966
2022	70,690
2023	77,297
2024	74,964
2025	80,009
2026	63,479

Where 1900 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Mpls1,38215%
St Paul99711%
Duluth4705.3%
Winona760.8%
Stillwater680.8%
Fergus Falls420.5%
Red Wing390.4%
Mankato380.4%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city5,83765%

Where 1900 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Mpls	1,382	15%
St Paul	997	11%
Duluth	470	5.3%
Winona	76	0.8%
Stillwater	68	0.8%
Fergus Falls	42	0.5%
Red Wing	39	0.4%
Mankato	38	0.4%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 8,949

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
(unnamed company)	—		1900-01-01	Inactive
1st Swede Baptist Church of Eagle Lake	—	2341-NPA	1900-01-01	Inactive	EAGLE LAKE
A. B. Farnham & Co.	—	D C-202	1900-05-31	Inactive
A. B. Siewert & Company	—	5025-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	DULUTH
A. Booth and Company	—	IFA-16	1900-01-01	Inactive
A. D. Thompson Drug Company	—	5110-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
A. E. Anderson Co.,	—	D B-183	1900-02-07	Inactive
A. E. Johnson Company	—	5132-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	ST PAUL
A. E. Maher Mining, Smelting and Milling Company	—	5133-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	ST PAUL
A. F. Poehler Company	—	5151-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	HENDERSON
A. G. Peterson Laundry Company	—	5162-AA	1900-08-16	Inactive	WHEATON
A. H. Reed Realty and Investment Company	—	5184-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	GLENCOE
A. Hirschman Co.,	—	5179-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	ST PAUL
A. J. Busch Company	—	5203-AA	1900-12-11	Inactive	MANKATO
A. J. Dwyer Pine Land Company	—	D A-410	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
A. M. Pratt & Co.,	—	5436-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
A. M. Scott & Co.,	—	5437-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company	—	IFA-252	1900-06-27	Inactive
A. O. U. W. Hall Company	—	986-NPA	1900-01-01	Inactive
A. O. U. W. Temple Syndicate	—	5739-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive
A. Tollefson Company	—	D A-424	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
ALBERT LEA FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION	—	5270-NP	1900-01-01	Inactive	Albert Lea
AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION	—	958-NPA	1900-09-07	Inactive
ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY	Agriculture and forestry	899-NPA	1900-01-01	Active	Golden Valley
Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Company	—	IFA-1	1900-01-01	Inactive
Abacus Iron Mining Company of Minnesota	—	5016-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	ST PAUL
Abacus Real Estate Company	—	5017-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive
Abbott Manufacturing Company	—	D A-312	1900-01-01	Inactive
Aberle-Westheimer Co.	—	5006-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	ST PAUL
Academy of Holy Angels	—	325-NP	1900-01-01	Active	Richfield
Academy of Music of the State of Minnesota	—	895-NPA	1900-01-01	Inactive
Academy of our Lady of Lourdes	—	1266-NP	1900-01-01	Active	Rochester
Acetylene Gas Apparatus Company	—	5039-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive
Acker Post No. 21, Dept. of Minn., G. A. R.	—	897-NPA	1900-01-01	Inactive	ST PAUL
Ackermann Bros. Milling Company	—	5043-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive
Acme Chair Company	—	A-31	1900-01-01	Inactive
Acme Co-Operative Barrel Company	—	819-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive
Acme Elevator Company	—	D B-328	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
Acme Screen Company	—	5064-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
Acme Street Lighting Company	—	5066-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive
Ada Public Library Association	—	904-NPA	1900-01-01	Inactive	ADA
Ada Telephone Company	—	D B-234	1900-11-20	Inactive	ADA
Ada, Duluth & Northern Dakota Railway Company	—	5076-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	ADA
Adam Roth Grocery Co.,	—	IFA-33	1900-11-24	Inactive
Adamant Manufacturing Company	—	5078-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
Adams Lumber Company	—	5089-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	MPLS
Adams Mining Company	—	5090-AA	1900-01-01	Inactive	DULUTH
Adas Israel & Chevri Kadisha	—	5703-NPA	1900-01-01	Active	St. Louis Park
Adelphi Coffee Mills	—	IFA-78	1900-12-20	Inactive
Adelphic Society of Carlton College	—	900-NPA	1900-01-01	Inactive	NORTHFIELD

1900 registrations by city

173 cities

Mpls1,382 St Paul997 Duluth470 Winona76 Stillwater68 Fergus Falls42 Red Wing39 Mankato38 St Cloud38 Faribault34 Little Falls33 Crookston31 Albert Lea29 New Ulm24 Rochester24 Owatonna19 Moorhead17 St Peter17 Wabasha17 Brainerd16 Hastings16 Willmar16 Austin14 Minneapolis14 Glencoe13 Northfield12 Winnebago City11 Anoka10 Benson10 Cloquet10 Fairmont10 Montevideo10 Princeton10 Waseca10 Ada9 Alexandria9 Detroit9 Ely9 Hutchinson9 Madison9 Morris9 Ortonville9 Saint Paul9 Sauk Centre9 Shakopee9 Caledonia8 Lake City8 Roseville8 South St Paul8 St Anthony8 Tower8 Tracy8 Warren8 Glenwood7 Litchfield7 Pipestone7 Rush City7 St James7 Wadena7 Worthington7 Adrian6 Excelsior6 Lakeville6 Lanesboro6 Le Sueur6 Redwood Falls6 St Paul Park6 Brandon5 Breckenridge5 Chaska5 Chatfield5 Delano5 East Grand Forks5 Hallock5 Hibbing5 Jordan5 Kasson5 Lake Benton5 Luverne5 Mc Intosh5 Paynesville5 Preston5 Red Lake Falls5 Renville5 Spring Valley5 St Hilaire5 St Louis Park5 Thief River Falls5 Virginia5 White Bear5 Arlington4 Belle Plaine4 Cambridge4 Canby4 Claremont4 Elk River4 Fairfax4 Fosston4 Graceville4 Hartland4 Hawley4 Hector4 Hinckley4 Madelia4 Marshall4 Monticello4 New Prague4 North Branch4 North St Paul4 Osakis4 Osseo4 Perham4 Slayton4 Sleepy Eye4 Taylors Falls4 Two Harbors4 Wells4 Windom4 Zumbrota4 Annandale3 Appleton3 Atwater3 Barnesville3 Blooming Prairie3 Blue Earth3 Brownsville3 Carlton3 Cass Lake3 Cokato3 Danvers3 Dassel3 Dresbach3 Ellsworth3 Erskine3 Evansville3 Fisher3 Granite Falls3 Halstad3 Hayfield3 Henderson3 Hendrum3 Herman3 Hokah3 Hopkins3 Jackson3 Kenyon3 Kerkhoven3 Lake Crystal3 Lake Henry3 Lake Park3 Maplewood3 Mazeppa3 Mendota Heights3 Milaca3 Milwaukee Wi3 Minneota3 Montgomery3 Montrose3 New Richland3 Park Rapids3 Paul3 Pine Island3 Rosemount3 Rushford3 Sacred Heart3 Sandstone3 Sauk Center3 Sauk Rapids3 St Joseph3 Verndale3 Watertown3 Wayzata3 Wheaton3