Sheldon | |
|---|---|
  Sheldon  Sheldon | |
| Coordinates: 43°40′42″N91°35′36″W / 43.67833°N 91.59333°W Coordinates: 43°40′42″N91°35′36″W / 43.67833°N 91.59333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Houston |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 651939 [1] |
Sheldon is an unincorporated community in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]
Houston County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 19,027. Its county seat is Caledonia.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.
