Climax, Minnesota
Climax, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
 Broadway (Highway 220) in Climax, including City Hall (2021) | |
 Location of Climax, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′34″N 96°48′44″W / 47.60944°N 96.81222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Incorporated | August 18, 1897 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Litch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.938 sq mi (2.429 km2) |
| • Land | 0.938 sq mi (2.429 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 243 |
| • Estimate (2022)[3] | 243 |
| • Density | 259.06/sq mi (100.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 56523 |
| Area code | 218 |
Climax is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 243 in 2020 .[2]
Geography
It is located on Sand Hill River, a part of the Red River of the North.
U.S. Highway 75 and Minnesota Highway 220 are the main roads.
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 259 | — | |
| 1910 | 269 | 3.9% | |
| 1920 | 274 | 1.9% | |
| 1930 | 239 | −12.8% | |
| 1940 | 253 | 5.9% | |
| 1950 | 271 | 7.1% | |
| 1960 | 310 | 14.4% | |
| 1970 | 255 | −17.7% | |
| 1980 | 273 | 7.1% | |
| 1990 | 264 | −3.3% | |
| 2000 | 243 | −8.0% | |
| 2010 | 267 | 9.9% | |
| 2020 | 243 | −9.0% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 243 | [3] | −9.0% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2020 Census[2] | |||
Name
Climax was named after a chewing tobacco company.
The slogan is "Climax. More than just a feeling."[5]
A newspaper reported a person from Fertile, Minnesota died in Climax, Minnesota. Her death headline was Fertile Woman dies in Climax.
References
- ↑ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- 1 2 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Nesvig, Clara, "I'm from Climax, Minnesota, and I'm sick of your dumb jokes." Archived November 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 6, 2016.