Garden City, Minnesota

Garden City, Minnesota
Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community
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; -94.16500Coordinates: 44°02′50″N 94°09′54″W / 44.04722°N 94.16500°W / 44.04722; -94.16500
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Blue Earth County
Township Garden City Township
Area[1]
 • Total 1.886 sq mi (4.88 km2)
 • Land 1.794 sq mi (4.65 km2)
 • Water 0.092 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation 919 ft (280 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 255
 • Density 140/sq mi (52/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 644024[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]

History

A post office called Garden City was established in 1857.[4] The community was named from the garden-like setting of the original town site.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Garden City, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ "Blue Earth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. ↑ 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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