Dawson, Minnesota

Dawson
Nickname(s): 
Gnometown, USA
Motto: 
The Small City With The Bright Future
Dawson on a map
Dawson on a map
Coordinates: 44°55′44″N 96°03′01″W / 44.92889°N 96.05028°W / 44.92889; -96.05028
Population
 • Total1,466

Dawson is a town in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,466 at the 2020 census.[1]

History

Dawson 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

The 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

  1. ↑ "2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 289.
  3. ↑ "Lac qui Parle County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1994. p. 36. ISBN 0-89933-222-6.
  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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