Appleton, Minnesota
| Appleton, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
Appleton's Old City Hall
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| Nickname(s): "Home of Honored Veterans" | |
 Location of Appleton within Swift County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 45°12′5″N 96°1′11″W / 45.20139°N 96.01972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Swift |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2) |
| • Land | 1.97 sq mi (5.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,412 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,378 |
| • Density | 716.8/sq mi (276.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56208 |
| Area code(s) | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-01864 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0639416 |
| Website | www.appletonmn.com |
Appleton is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,412 at the 2010 census. The town is home to a vacant medium-security prison, the Prairie Correctional Facility, which is wholly owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America. Appleton's economy took a huge hit when the prison closed in 2010.
Elmer A. Benson, who served as a United States Senator and as governor of Minnesota, was born in Appleton on September 23, 1895. Appleton is also home to many retirees and military veterans. All of its twenty-some streets, except Minnesota Street, are named for local veterans who died in combat. It appears that if any more Appleton veterans die in combat, there are no streets left to be used as memorials.
Appleton was laid out in 1872, and named after Appleton, Wisconsin. A post office has been in operation at Appleton since 1873. Appleton was incorporated in 1881.
Gethsemane Episcopal Church on North Hering Street at Snelling Avenue was built in 1879 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.04 square miles (5.28 km2); 1.97 square miles (5.10 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water. The Pomme de Terre River flows through the city and continues 10 miles to the west and south into Marsh Lake on the Minnesota River.
U.S. Highway 59 and Minnesota State Highways 7 and 119 are three of the main routes in the city.
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