Granger, Minnesota

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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]

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]

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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