McIntosh, Minnesota
| McIntosh, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
 Location of McIntosh, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 47°38′11″N 95°53′14″W / 47.63639°N 95.88722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutorial |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,234 ft (376 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 625 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 618 |
| • Density | 631.3/sq mi (243.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56556 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-39050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0647687 |
| Website | www.ci.mcintosh.mn.us |
McIntosh is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 625 at the 2010 census.
When the "Thirteen Towns", 13 townships in Polk County, Minnesota, were opened for settlement in 1883, settlers homesteaded the region. King Township, in which the village of McIntosh was located, was one of those 13 townships. The village was named for Angus John (A.J.) McIntosh, a man of Scottish descent, who immigrated from French Canada to the United States in 1870. However, he lived most of his years on the White Earth Indian Reservation north of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The only census in which he was residing in King Township was the Minnesota State Census in 1895.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2), of which 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 625 people, 285 households, and 155 families residing in the city. The population density was 631.3 inhabitants per square mile (243.7/km2). There were 311 housing units at an average density of 314.1 per square mile (121.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 1.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
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