Garden City, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°02′50″N 94°09′54″W / 44.04722°N 94.16500°W / 44.04722; -94.16500
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Garden City, Minnesota
Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community
Garden City, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Garden City, Minnesota
Garden City, Minnesota
Location of the community of Garden City
within Garden City Township, Blue Earth County
Coordinates: 44°02′50″N 94°09′54″W / 44.04722°N 94.16500°W / 44.04722; -94.16500
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBlue Earth County
TownshipGarden City Township
Area
[1]
 • Total1.886 sq mi (4.88 km2)
 • Land1.794 sq mi (4.65 km2)
 • Water0.092 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
919 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total255
 • Density140/sq mi (52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS feature ID644024[3]

Garden City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Garden City Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 255 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870368—
2010255—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

History

A post office called Garden City was established in 1857.[5] The community was named from the garden-like setting of the original town site.[6]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Garden City, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
  5. ^ "Blue Earth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  6. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 177.


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