Frazee, Minnesota
| Frazee, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
Downtown Frazee
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| Motto: "Home Of The World's Largest Turkey" | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′42″N 95°42′4″W / 46.72833°N 95.70111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Becker |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hank Ludtke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
| • Land | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,388 ft (423 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,350 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,367 |
| • Density | 1,273.6/sq mi (491.7/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 56544 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-22472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0643899 |
| Website | www.frazeecity.com |
Frazee (/freɪˈziː/ fray-ZEE) is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. It is the second most populous city in Becker County. The population was 1,350 at the 2010 census. It was named Detroit and later Third Crossing before adopting its name of Frazee. With Becker County not formally organized until 1871, it was the earliest settlement in the area. The city was officially incorporated on January 6, 1891. It was named after R. L. Frazee, owner of a sawmill. Today it is best known as the home of "Big Tom: the World's Largest Turkey."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2), of which, 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
Frazee is located 46.8 degrees north of the equator and 95.8 degrees west of the prime meridian. Altitude is 1,274 feet (388 m) above sea level.
U.S. Route 10 and Minnesota State Highway 87 are two of the main routes in the city.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,350 people, 540 households, and 325 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,273.6 inhabitants per square mile (491.7/km2). There were 595 housing units at an average density of 561.3 per square mile (216.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.1% White, 1.6% African American, 5.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.
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