Fort Ripley, Minnesota
| Fort Ripley, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
 Location of the city of Fort Ripley within Crow Wing County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 94°22′W / 46.167°N 94.367°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Crow Wing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2) |
| • Land | 1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,168 ft (356 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 69 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 69 |
| • Density | 52.3/sq mi (20.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56449 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-21932 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0643824 |
Fort Ripley is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Nokasippi Rivers. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Fort Ripley was a United States military installation beginning in 1849 and lasting until 1877. The fort, now Camp Ripley, was located on the opposite side of the Mississippi River from Morrison County as the current city in Crow Wing County.
The city of Fort Ripley was incorporated in 1927. The city took its name from the fort, and that was named for Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, an American soldier and politician.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.44 square miles (3.73 km2), of which 1.32 square miles (3.42 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) is water.
The city of Fort Ripley is located between Little Falls and Brainerd along Minnesota State Highway 371 near Over the Hill Road and Crow Wing County Road 2. The Mississippi River, the Nokasippi River, and the Little Nokasippi River are all in the vicinity.
The boundary line between Crow Wing and Morrison counties is nearby.
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