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Date of 1990 Present Form of City Pop. Class Charter Government Time of Election Officials Take Office St. James 4,364 4 1951* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) Jan. 2 St. Louis Park 43,787 2 1954 C. Mgr. T a 1st M Nov.(0) 1st mtg. Jan. St. Paul 272,235 1 1970* SM -C T a 1st M Nov.(0) 1st bus d Jan. Sleepy Eye 3,694 4 1960* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) Jan. 1 South St. Paul 20,197 2 1905 M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st bus d Jan. Springfield 2,173 4 1987* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) Jan. 1 Staples 2,754 4 1976 M -C T a 1st M Nov.(0) 1st mtg. Jan. Stillwater 13,882 3 1987* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st M Jan. Tower 502 4 1928* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 10 d a election Tracy 2,059 4 1975* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st mtg. Jan. Two Harbors 3,651 4 1983* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) Jan. 1 Virginia 9,410 4 1993* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(0) 1st bus d Jan. Wabasha 2,384 4 1987* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st bus d Jan. Warren 1,813 4 1941* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st M a election Waseca 8,385 4 1968* C. Mgr. T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st mtg. Dec. Wayzata 3,806 4 1986* C. Mgr. T a 1st M Nov.(E) Jan. 1 West St. Paul 19,248 3 1962 C. Mgr. T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st bus d Jan. White Bear Lake 24,704 2 1979* C. Mgr. T a 1st M Nov.(0) 1st bus d Jan. Willmar 17,531 3 1968* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st M a 1st T Jan. Windom 4,283 4 1984* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) Jan. 2 Winona 25,399 2 1968 C. Mgr. T a 1st M Nov.(E) Jan. 1 Winthrop 1,279 4 1976 M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st mtg. Jan. Worthington 9,977 4 1957* M -C T a 1st M Nov.(E) 1st bus d Jan. (0) Odd year elections. (E) Even year elections. * Revised charter completely replaced earlier charter. ** Duluth remains a first class city although under 100,000 in population. See Minn. Stat. 410.01. * * * Hutchinson was the last city in Minnesota to have an official "commission" form of government. The city abandoned it in 1987. In 1989 two home rule cities, Sauk Centre and Jordan, abandoned their charters and became Plan A statutory cities. In 1998 the city of Isanti took similar action. To our knowledge, no other Minnesota city has ever abandoned its charter and reverted to statutory city status. 4 League of Minnesota Cities