Belgrade, Minnesota
| Belgrade, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
Belgrade Centennial Museum and city water tower
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 Location of Belgrade within Stearns County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 45°27′5″N 95°0′12″W / 45.45139°N 95.00333°WCoordinates: 45°27′5″N 95°0′12″W / 45.45139°N 95.00333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Stearns |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Land | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,270 ft (387 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 740 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 749 |
| • Density | 606.6/sq mi (234.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56312 |
| Area code(s) | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-04762 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0639878 |
Belgrade is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 740 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Belgrade is a city in sections 18 and 19 of Crow River Township. It shares its name with the capital of Serbia, a township and its village in Maine, as well as villages in Missouri, Nebraska, and Montana. It was platted in 1887 by the Pacific Land Company and incorporated as a village on March 19, 1888; the post office began as Crow Lake in 1871, changing to Belgrade in 1886. When the railroad came in 1886, there already were a number of businesses; it had a station of the Minneapolis and Pacific Railroad. The first house in Belgrade was built by Norwegian immigrant, Otto Christianson in 1874. Belgrade was named after the first child born in the township right before the town incorporation, Isabella Theolina Christianson in 1887.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.22 square miles (3.16 km2), all of it land.
U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota State Highway 55 are two of the main routes in the community.
As of the census of 2010, there were 740 people, 312 households, and 185 families residing in the city. The population density was 606.6 inhabitants per square mile (234.2/km2). There were 363 housing units at an average density of 297.5 per square mile (114.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
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