Fertile, Minnesota
| Fertile, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| Nickname(s): "The Flower City" | |
 Location of Fertile, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 47°32′1″N 96°17′0″W / 47.53361°N 96.28333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2) |
| • Land | 2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 842 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 841 |
| • Density | 395.3/sq mi (152.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56540 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-20978 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0643615 |
| Website | http://www.cityoffertile.org |
Fertile is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 842 at the 2010 census.
The annual Polk County Fair is held in Fertile and dates back to 1900. The Polk County Fair is also the main attraction for the town of Fertile during the summer. It holds many competitions for crops, animals, and man made items.
A post office called Fertile has been in operation since 1881. The city was named after Fertile, Iowa, the former home of a share of the first settlers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.13 square miles (5.52 km2), all of it land. The area east, south, and southwest of Fertile are hilly while the areas to the north and west of Fertile are very flat and good for agriculture.
Minnesota Highway 32 and Minnesota Highway 102 are two of the main routes in the community. The Agassiz Recreational Trail, a 53-mile multi-use trail built on an abandoned railroad grade passes through the city.
The city has a climate typical of a humid continental climate, with long, cold winters and warm, humid summers. The town averages 24 inches (610 mm) of rain and roughly 45 inches (1,100 mm) of snow each year. The record low is −46 °F (−43 °C) and the record high is 105 °F (41 °C). Because Fertile is located near the geographic center of North America, the area can experience many types of weather.
The city has a sandy soil, which makes the area immediately around Fertile poor farming land as the soil dries out very easily. In the areas east and west of the immediate area, however, are prime for corn, soybeans, wheat, sunflowers, oats, barley, sugar beets (to the west of Fertile), berries, hay, potatoes, vegetables, and much more. Livestock used to be a big area of agriculture for Fertile. The remaining livestock production is mainly beef cattle, with a few dairy farms here and there.
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