Official Name: | Dorset |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Motto: | "The Restaurant Capital of the World" |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Dorset |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hubbard |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Henrietta |
Government Type: | Unincorporated Community |
Leader Title: | Mayor (Unofficial) |
Leader Name: | Jade Kruger |
Population Est: | 24 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2011[1] |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1476 |
Coordinates: | 46.9564°N -94.9525°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 56470 |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 642900 |
Dorset is an unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
The tiny community (population 22) is located 6miles east-northeast of Park Rapids and six miles west of Nevis. Hubbard County State-Aid Highways 7 and 18; and State Highway 226 are three of the main routes in the community. State Highway 34 is nearby. Dorset is located along the Heartland State Trail.
A post office called Dorset was established in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1964.[2] The community was named by railroad officials.[3]
On the morning of September 4, 2014, a fire caused by a severe lightning storm destroyed two popular establishments, the Dorset House and Compañeros Mexican Restaurant. Both restaurants were rebuilt and reopened in May 2016.
The position of mayor of Dorset is a symbolic one, the town being run by a group of five local business owners.[4] The town holds a yearly election at the "Taste of Dorset" festival, residents paying one dollar to add a name of their choice to a hat, with a random slip being drawn to select a mayor.[4]
In August 2012, then three-year-old Robert "Bobby" Tufts became mayor for a one-year term, when his name was drawn.[4] [5] [6] On August 4, 2013, Tufts was elected for a second term.[7] Tufts lost a re-election campaign in 2014 to 16-year-old Eric Mueller.[8] Tufts's three-year-old brother, James, was also elected in August 2015.[9] Four-year-old Gwendolyn Davis of Utah won the mayorship in 2016.[10]
The mayor of Dorset for 2021 to 2022 was Jade Kruger of Moorhead.[11]
The mayor in 2022 to 2023 was ten-year-old Evan Johnson of Minnetonka, Minnesota.[12]
The office of the Mayor of Dorset is currently held by "Bear" Mohlin of Bemidji for the 2023 to 2024 term.[13]