Breckenridge, Minnesota

Breckenridge, Minnesota
City
5th Street (U.S. Route 75) in downtown Breckenridge in 2007
Location of Breckenridge within Wilkin County and state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°16′N 96°35′W / 46.267°N 96.583°W / 46.267; -96.583
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Wilkin
Area
• Total	2.46 sq mi (6.37 km2)
• Land	2.46 sq mi (6.37 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	961 ft (293 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,386
• Estimate (2014)	3,340
• Density	1,376.4/sq mi (531.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56520
Area code(s)	218
FIPS code	27-07462
GNIS feature ID	0640448
Website	breckenridgemn.net

Breckenridge is a city and county seat of Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,386 at the 2010 census.

Breckenridge's twin city is Wahpeton, North Dakota. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Bois de Sioux River and the Otter Tail River join at Breckenridge and Wahpeton to form the Red River of the North.

Breckenridge was platted in 1857, and named for John C. Breckinridge, Senator from Kentucky, and fourteenth Vice President of the United States. A post office has been in operation at Breckenridge since 1857. Breckenridge was incorporated in 1908.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.46 square miles (6.37 km²), all of it land.

U.S. Route 75 and Minnesota State Highways 9 and 210 are three of the main routes in the city.

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,386 people, 1,445 households, and 861 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,376.4 inhabitants per square mile (531.4/km²). There were 1,635 housing units at an average density of 664.6 per square mile (256.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 0.2% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.