Dawson, Minnesota
human settlement in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States of America
Dawson is a town in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,466 at the 2020 census.[1]
Dawson | |
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| Nickname(s): Gnometown, USA | |
| Motto: The Small City With The Bright Future | |
 Dawson on a map | |
| Coordinates: 44°55′44″N 96°03′01″W / 44.92889°N 96.05028°W | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,466 |
History
changeDawson was platted (planned) in 1884.[2] The town was named after William Dawson, a mayor of St. Paul, and one of three partners in the Dawson Townsite Company. A post office has been in Dawson since 1884.[3] The city was started in 1885.[2]
Land, water, and transport
changeThe town has an area of 1.48 square miles (3.83 km2).[4] The West Branch of the Lac qui Parle River flows through the town.[5] U.S. Route 212, a highway, is a leading road in the town. The BNSF Railway runs through the town.[6]
References
change- ↑ "2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 289.
- ↑ "Lac qui Parle County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ↑ Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1994. p. 36. ISBN 0-89933-222-6.
- ↑ Minnesota Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations (September 2015). "Minnesota Freight Railroad Map" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
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