Vergas, Minnesota
| Vergas, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
 Location of Vergas, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 46°39′21″N 95°48′22″W / 46.65583°N 95.80611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.88 km2) |
| • Land | 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,414 ft (431 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 331 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 346 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (85/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56587 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-66766 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0653630 |
Vergas is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 331 at the 2010 census.
Vergas claims it is home of the World's Largest Loon, actually a 20-foot-high (6.1 m) sculpture of a loon, the Minnesota state bird.
The community was platted in 1903 as Altona, but quickly changed its name to match the name of its Soo Line Railroad station, which had been named after a series of sleeping cars that traveled between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Winnipeg, Manitoba.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.50 square miles (3.88 km2), of which 1.46 square miles (3.78 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
Vergas is located at the junction of County Highway 4, County Highway 17, and State Highway 228.
The community is at the west end of Long Lake.
Loon Lake is immediately southwest of Vergas.
As of the census of 2010, there were 331 people, 176 households, and 88 families residing in the city. The population density was 226.7 inhabitants per square mile (87.5/km2). There were 202 housing units at an average density of 138.4 per square mile (53.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
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