Garden City, Minnesota

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
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	368		—
1880	293		−20.4%
2010	255		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Garden City
Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community
Garden City Location of the community of Garden City within Garden City Township, Blue Earth County
Coordinates: 44°02′50″N 94°09′54″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Blue Earth County
Township	Garden City Township
Area [1]
• Total	1.886 sq mi (4.88 km^2)
• Land	1.794 sq mi (4.65 km^2)
• Water	0.092 sq mi (0.24 km^2)
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	255
• Density	140/sq mi (52/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	644024[3]

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. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Garden City, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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.