Searles, Minnesota Explained

Searles
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Minnesota
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.13
Area Land Km2:1.13
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.44
Area Land Sq Mi:0.44
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:192
Population Density Km2:169.34
Population Density Sq Mi:438.36
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:991
Coordinates:44.2308°N -94.4361°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:56084
Area Code:507
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2628691

Searles is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Searles is located on Minnesota State Highway 15, 6miles south of New Ulm. Searles has a post office with ZIP code 56084.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 171.[3]

History

Searles was platted in 1899.[4] A post office was established at Searles in 1902.[5]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  4. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 70.
  5. Web site: Brown County . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 April 2015.