Granger, Minnesota

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Granger
Unincorporated community
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Granger
Coordinates: 43°30′08″N92°08′20″W / 43.50222°N 92.13889°W / 43.50222; -92.13889
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Fillmore
Township Bristol Township
Elevation
1,148 ft (350 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 507
GNIS feature ID644345 [1]

Granger is an unincorporated community in Bristol Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. [1]

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History

Granger was platted in 1857. [2] A post office was established at Granger in 1857, and remained in operation until 1992. [3] The community was named after Brown L. Granger, an early postmaster. [4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 111—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Granger, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  193.
  3. ↑ "Fillmore County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Where Did Minnesota Towns Get Names? Most Colorful in U.S." The Winona Republican-Herald. July 12, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved January 24, 2015– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2019.


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